Maseru, Mar.21– After waiting for weeks to be sentenced, Principal Chief of Tebang and Tsakholo Chief Khoabane Mojela finally met his fate as the court sentenced him to 27 years imprisonment.
The sentence comes after he was found guilty of the murder of Tsenolo Letsie whom he shot on May 18 2020 at Tsakholo in Mafeteng thus causing his death which occurred later after the shooting.
During the sentencing and in line with restorative justice incorporating customary laws, the court directed him to raise the head of the deceased and compensate his family with four cattle or the market value of that.
In her remarks, a judge presiding over the matter Justice Mabatsoeneng Hlaele stated that in Lesotho when a chief commits a crime, it is expected that his office should not exonerate him from being given a punishment. She indicated that courts always guard against having a populistic mentality. She said punishment should fit the crime and the criminal, adding that it should be fair to the society. She stated that Basotho believed in the sanctity of life.
