Lesotho Military Disarms Police as PM Claims Coup Attempt
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Lesotho’s prime minister said the army attempted to carry out a coup against him, while the southern African kingdom’s military said it disarmed police officers who threatened to destabilize the country.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane removed the Commander of Lesotho Defence Force Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli because he wasn’t cooperating with the government, Thabo Thakalekoala, a spokesman for Thabane, said today in a statement read on Maseru-based MoAfrika Radio. Kamoli, who under the prime minister’s directive was replaced by Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao, remains in charge of the forces, army spokesman Major Ntlele Ntoi said today on MoAfrika Radio.