Maseru, Aug. 20 — Correctional Officer Mafomekoane, who was a recruit, says nobody wants to take responsibility for the assault of inmates, including Lesotho Correctional Service Senior Officers.
This he said before the Commission of Inquiry on the escape of inmates, when being cross examined by the Officer in charge of Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI) Assistant Commissioner Tsoto Manaka, his second in charge Senior Superintendent Mahlelebe and Correctional Service Training School (CSTS) Commander Assistant Commissioner Nthako after he implicated them earlier in his testimony before the Commission.
Officer Mafomekoane disclosed earlier before the Commission that the trio heard inmates crying and saw they were being assaulted by recruits as they passed by in block C during the search exercise that was conducted at MCCI on December 22, 2023.
He said he was surprised that the trio denied hearing inmates cry or being assaulted when they passed by during the search.
