Thomas Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho, Requests Immunity for Murder of Former Wife
Thomas Thabane, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, made a surprising court appearance on Monday alongside his current wife, Maesaiah, 42. They faced allegations of murdering his ex-wife, Lipolelo Thabane. Thabane requested the court to grant him immunity, citing his position as Prime Minister as a basis for automatic immunity.
Lipolelo Thabane, aged 58, was fatally shot multiple times at close range while sitting in a car near her home, just two days before her husband's inauguration as Prime Minister in 2017.
Before her tragic death, Lipolelo had refused a divorce and had won a court battle to retain her privileges as the First Lady until any formal separation between them. Two months following her death, Thomas Thabane remarried. Today, he appeared in court alongside his current wi...