{"id":9509,"date":"2022-02-02T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T08:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/mda-weakens-witness-credibility-in-khetheng-murder-trial"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:09:34","slug":"mda-weakens-witness-credibility-in-khetheng-murder-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/mda-weakens-witness-credibility-in-khetheng-murder-trial","title":{"rendered":"Mda weakens witness credibility in Khetheng murder trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Advocate Zwelakhe Mda King\u2019s Counsel (KC) has punched holes in the testimony and evidence of the state witness in the ongoing murder trial of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng in the High Court yesterday.<\/p>\n

The state witness, PC Tumelo Ntoane was at pains to respond to the barrage of questions posed to him by the defence lawyer Advocate Mda KC during the cross-examination.<\/p>\n

Advocate Mda KC said the witness told the court a lie about Superintendent Mathibeli Mofolo who is the second accused that the former did not say the deceased be<\/p>\n

arrested. PC Ntoane said he told the court the circumstances which had led him to say contrary to what had happened. Charging at him, Advocate Mda KC said his evidence was \u201cnothing short of<\/p>\n

fabrication\u201d. The crown is represented by Advocate Shaun Abrahams, Advocate \u2018Naki Nku and Advocate Motene Rafoneke. Advocate Thulo Hoeaneis watching the brief.<\/p>\n

The defence lawyer put it to the witness that some of the evidence he gave before the court was falsehood to save his skin after experiencing torture at Mabote<\/p>\n

Police Station. This the witness vehemently denied. When asked if he heard the second accused being tortured, he said he could pick noise from the next room at Mabote Police Station adding that the police at<\/p>\n

that post wanted to establish the truth and sometimes to \u201cdetermine\u201d whether the evidence is truthful they mete out torture. Asked if the members of what was known as Lebajoa\u2019s team, a team of police notorious<\/p>\n

for torturing suspects, were never prosecuted and instead were \u201crewarded\u201d with promotions, he said, \u201cindeed they are flying high\u201d. \u201cSo you decided to join the course with them?\u201d Advocate Mda KC enquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is incorrect,\u201d said the witness. According to the court papers, the deceased appeared before the Mokhotlong Magistrate<\/p>\n

Court and was further detained and released on bail after two weeks period. He was later reported missing and his body was exhumed on August 11, 2017, at<\/p>\n

Lepereng, Maseru. Some of the witnesses expected to testify are the former Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Monyane Moleleki the then Minister of Police and former Minister of Defence and National Security Hon.<\/p>\n

T\u0161eliso Mokhosi during the period March 2015 to June 2017. The accused are: Senior Superintendent Thabo T\u0161ukulu, Superintendent Mofolo, Inspector Mabitle Matona and PC Haleokoe Taasoane being the first to fourth<\/p>\n

accused respectively. Representing the first accused are Advocate Karabo Mohau King\u2019s Counsel (KC) and Advocate Kabelo Letuka while the second to fourth accused\u2019s lawyer is Advocate Mda KC. The case is before Judge Charles Hungwe. The case continues.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Advocate Zwelakhe Mda King\u2019s Counsel (KC) has punched holes in the testimony and evidence of the state witness in the ongoing murder trial of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng in the High Court yesterday. 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