Top cop vows to torture suspects
MASERU — A senior police officer has warned Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to be ready to compensate victims of police torture because he is going to intensify the torture of suspects.
Senior Inspector Lenkoane Lenkoane, commander of the Lithoteng police station, told a gathering in Qoaling on Sunday that he is going to “dislodge” suspects’ buttocks with a knobkerrie.
Lenkoane, who boasted that wherever he worked he had never been overwhelmed by crime, said the suspects he would torture would approach the government to claim compensation “if after all they would be alive”.
“There are claims that the police torture suspects without even conducting investigations,” Lenkoane, who seemed agitated, said.
“I say to Mr Prime Minister and to your government, prepare for claims because I am going to assault them,” he said.
“Tell these young people that I will clobber them.
“I will dislodge their buttocks with a knobkerrie.”
Yesterday the Lesotho Mounted Police Service desperately tried to distance itself from Lenkoane’s statements.
Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said police authorities are worried with Lenkoane’s statements “because no one within the LMPS is trained to torture suspects”.
He said LMPS officers are trained to treat suspects humanely.
Masupha said the authorities “are currently working on this (Lenkoane’s) issue”.
“Perhaps the Senior Inspector (Lenkoane) will give us this knobkerrie he claims to have,” Masupha said.
“This matter of his is being dealt with at a high level.”
“By saying he will dislodge someone’s behinds with a knobkerrie is tantamount to taking himself to prison.”
Masupha said Basotho should not take Lenkoane’s statement as a reflection of the LMPS’ policy.
The LMPS is notorious for torturing suspects.
Several people have successfully sued the police for torture.
At least 30 cases of torture were reported to the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for investigations between 2007 and 2011.
Between 2007 and 2008, 40 cases against the police were filed in the High Court.
Eight cases involving murder, attempted murder, assault and attempted rape allegedly committed by police officers were reported to the CPA by the public in 2007.
In 2008 the authority received four complaints from the public, one being a murder claim.
In 2009 the public lodged 10 complaints against the police at the PCA and six of them have since been completed.
Of the 12 cases investigated by the PCA in 2010, five were completed and the police were found to be in the wrong.
Last year High Court judge Justice ’Maseshophe Hlajoane awarded M240 000 to Mare Taole who had sued the Commissioner of Police for torture after cops assaulted him until he broke his ribs, vomited blood twice and fainted five times.
The police had told him that he would “vomit a laptop” they alleged he had stolen.
In another case Justice Thamsanqa Nomconcgo awarded M50 000 to Joel Makhaba after the police tortured him until he soiled his pants.
This year the Mafeteng police allegedly tortured Moepa Monare until he died because his brother who was suspected to have raped a chief’s daughter could not be found.
In Butha-Buthe a man was killed by the police after he was suspected of robbing a woman of her luggage.
The man allegedly pleaded with the police not to kick him on the chest as he was ill but they ignored his pleas.
Comment by lesotho haeso on 14 February 2013:
oooh yes policemen are not scared to be fired. This officially opens Leabua government tactics aka dictatorship government. We speak and ur ass will be dislodged. Put nicely o tla bonna ma#epa
Comment by Sootho Motabolapasa on 14 February 2013:
Hona ke taba… Sechaba sa Lithoteng le mathoko a eona, re shoele le lebe!
Comment by Batho on 14 February 2013:
He he he he ! This boy is a lunatic, he is going nuts ! These people will kill the sh*t out of your ass once they are tired of your torture ! Who do you think you are ? A bullet proof ? He he he he !
Comment by Dr Qhau on 14 February 2013:
Ba robe libono Lenkoane. Re khathetse ke litloli tsa Molao tse betang maqhekoana le bana.
Comment by Academic on 14 February 2013:
Le tle le bone nothing is going to happn to this guy, this exactly wht Thabane wants.
If you hv ever listend to him adress the police as their minister you will hear tht he wants police to do what ever they can to get information from the suspects. He also wnts police to make sho that criminals pay for their crimes.
Comment by TSANG on 14 February 2013:
Mohla hoka betoang ‘ma motho ea hauhelang litloli tsa malao,motho otla utloisisa hore na Lenkoane o bolela eng.Lenkoane o bontsie hore molao o phomotse haholo feela litlolo tsa molao tsona lia eketseha.Ke dumela hore batho ba kang Lenkoane baya hlokoa ele hore the thugs ba tsebe hore there is something awful that can be done to call them to order.
Comment by mzini on 14 February 2013:
Illiteracy will kill lesotho i tell u. Hiw such palookas get these top positions is beyond me
Comment by Batho on 14 February 2013:
@TSANG, mohla u ka etseletsoang u sena molato, u tla utloisisa hore sometimes torture hae ea nepahala during interrogation!
Not every suspect is a criminal !!!! They should be tought how to inerrogate suspects not by breaking their asses, that is not right at all !!
There are two general methods of questioning suspects: information-gathering and accusatorial.The former is characterized by rapport-building, truth-seeking, and active listening. The latter method is characterized by accusation, confrontation, psychological manipulation, and the disallowing of denials. If our police force can be trained in these regards, all will be safe !
Comment by MORU on 14 February 2013:
NTATE LENKOANE LI CRIMINAL TSONA O LIFE BO MMABONA. HO NA BATHO BA TSEBAHALANG KA HO PHELA KA NTLE HO MOLAO. KERE BABOLAI,MASHOLU, BA REKISANG MOEA, A LIPHOOFOLO…….. HA BA BONE BO MMA BONA NTATE!U HAV OUR SUPORT SIR!
Comment by MORU on 14 February 2013:
NTATE LENKOANE LI CRIMINAL TSONA O LIFE BO MMABONA. HO NA LE BATHO BA TSEBAHALANG KA HO PHELA KA NTLE HO MOLAO. KERE BABOLAI,MASHOLU, BA REKISANG MOEA, A LIPHOOFOLO…….. HA BA BONE BO MMA BONA NTATE!U HAV OUR SUPORT SIR!
Comment by LEKHOARA on 14 February 2013:
lintlha tse latelang ha li ka lateloa re ka felisa botlokotsebe ka hara sepolesa:
1.members of the police service must be personally liable for acts of torture.
2.strong measures should be taken against mapolesa a torturang batho e.g suspension without pay or even dismissal.
3.mapolesa a koetlisoe ka mekhoa e non-violent ea ho etsa lipatlisiso.
Ha feela victims of torture li ntse li claima from our taxes, ha hona mohlang mapolesa a tla utloa eka a etsa phoso. O ka utloa ka moo sephoqo se Lenkoane se ithorisang ka teng se bile sere ts’episa hore roba libono ka koto[not all suspects are perpetrators of crime]. Motho oa ipotsa hore na lepolesa le tjena le fihla joang boemong by senior inspector haesebe ba promotoa ka ho tortura batho.
Haeba hahona ho nkoa mehato ka lepolesa le re ts’episang hore roba libono, ke tla tseba hore tlasa puso ea likhoka.
Comment by Khomphoro on 14 February 2013:
Nice one Senior Inspector, I know you really didn’t mean it but only for to frighten those culprits and you made them aware of the presence of police officers in your area. Even the Prime Minister himself during his in inauguration told the people who gathered there that some of the things he promised to do during his campaigns were not going to happen so what do you expect from Lenkoane. He was only chasing away these offenders.
Comment by tsimo kholo on 14 February 2013:
ka kotloloho re tsehetsa Mora Lekoane hata ntja e nyele motho le motho o na le tsela eo a ikhethelang eona le eona ea bonokoane e lokela hore e jaloe tsehlo
ha re tloheleng ho etsa linokoane bahale,
Comment by Ntetekeng on 14 February 2013:
Haeso koana Sehong-hong mapolesa a teng a bolaisa motho phafa hore a siee ntho fats’e. Masupha se ke u’a pata monna e hlile mapolesa a sebelisa ntho e fe kapa e fe e utloisang motho bohloko. Re phela hantle ka ho ts’oana le batho ba neng ba phela Germany ka nako ea Hitler.
Comment by Matsepo on 14 February 2013:
Good, now put your deeds to your speech, we are sick and tired of these criminals.
Comment by Gaddafi on 14 February 2013:
masholu a re tenne hase fela lepolesa le buang tjena ho e moholo. Re tennoe ke liabolose tsena tse holisitsoeng ka bosholu le bokoeta.
Comment by Lefefooane on 14 February 2013:
Like I said before, our LMPS training manual is too old. We adpoted it from the British in 1968. Those methods in that manual focus too much on physical training than building investigative capability of the policeman. So I am not surprised that this Lenkoane guy proudly talks about this shameful thing of “torturing suspects”. The LMPS should train more detectives and deploy those detectives in every police station so that the arresting officer does not necessarily become the investigating officer like it happens here at LMPS. The LMPS training needs reform as soon as yesterday. Those guys unashamedly mount road blocks whose sole purpose is to collect bribes alia “drink”. They nevr isssue sppot fines. O tla fumana ba bile ba sekile meokho ha ba batla tjotjo ba sa natse le hore na motho eo ba batlang tjotjo ho ena ke mang. Lately I am told that the police commissioner has his wife as deputy commisioner. Manyampetla kaofela!!!
Comment by MORU on 14 February 2013:
NTATE LENKOANE MAPOLESA A KANG OENA REA A HLOKA. RE KHATHETSE KE LISATANE TSENA TSA LITLOKOTSEBE. ESE EKA MAPOLESA A MANG AKA UTLOA MOLAETSA OO O MOLEMO. HA HO SEBETSOA KA NNETE BA BA BATLA SHOA. BATHO BA IKOBELANG MOLAO BA KEKE BA QAPHALETSOA KE MALI.NOMORA NTATE LENKOANE!
Comment by pere on 14 February 2013:
morena Lenkoane ha ho shatjoe linokoane hle ho tlohelloe papali re khathetse ke puso ea ne e fitileng eneng e entse masholu melingoana ha e lle koto thekeng la lesholu
Comment by Young on 14 February 2013:
Dr Qhau, Tsang and others that share the same sentiments as you – I understand your frustration towards a rising spate of crime in Lesotho. But you need to realise that a sword is sharp on both edges. For as much as you are concerned about criminals roaming free, you need to also be concerned of innocent people that have lost their lives, those that are now crippled for life and all others that have endured excessive torture due to the incompetence of the police ie. inablility to interrogate.
We need to stop being emotional about issues and difficulties that face Lesotho. Instead we need to be shrewd and tactical. The first steps to take in regard to crime solving/stopping are to;
-address socio-ecomonic challanges in the country.
-eradictate corruption in all public and private sector
-improve intelligence within our security forces and security agencies.
-equip police with modern necessary tools and training.
-increase police visibility.
-ensure that the Judiciary is functional and can issue appropriate sentences, eseng bo 3 years for rape or R3000 fine…disgusting.
No kind of torture can stop crime. Only change of attitude and way of life will. Not even aids could stop people from acts of infedelity…remember??
Comment by Marathon on 14 February 2013:
Banna,ea lepepele monn’a mosotho!
Moren’aka, ntate Lenkoane, maplosesa ke bo-ntat’a rona; bo-mmarona, likhaitseli le metsoalle ea rona, and please don’t potray a picture as if these people are monsters.
U botlaila morena, next time rehearse before you publicly give out your speeches. I am sure you wouldn’t like to see the nation fragmented and developing xenophobic attitude towards police because that could be destructive and suicidal my friend.
Basotho, cool down, Mr. Lenkoane did not mean to say what he said…
I know you will come in and apologize Mr. Lenkoane…
Comment by ABCLCDBNP on 14 February 2013:
MAHLANYA HA SE A NOANG LIPILISI FEELA
Comment by Oa Likoetseng on 14 February 2013:
Haeba ke ‘nete hore moo Ntate Lenkoane aa sebetsang teng botlokotsebe bo ea feela, ha a tloheloe a tsoele pele.
Seo re se hlokang ke hore bo tlokotsebe bo fele. Hore naa joang? Hase taba.
Bo Ntate Masopha ba sale morao ts’ebetso ea Ntate hore naa moo a sebelitseng teng o siea ho le joang, ba seke ba potlakela ho thothometsoa ke lerata la Batho.
Comment by Pitsi on 14 February 2013:
I am not supporting what he said but I think some arguments are too academic.@Young I get your point but, the big question is, until what you propose happens what should Police officers be doing? Folding their hands? Surely at the rate at which crime is escalating something sholud be dome. Do we really want to believe that Police officers enjoy doing this? I think they are sometimes forced by circumstances.
Comment by Oa Phasemane on 14 February 2013:
PUSO EA MANASHENALE, LEPONESA LE LAELA TONA KHOLO.
Comment by Batho on 14 February 2013:
He he heeeeeeeeee! Lenkoane o roba lirao ka koto !!
Comment by MORU on 14 February 2013:
NTATE LENKOANA MOLAO O BUANG KA LITOKELO TSA LI CRIMINAL HA KE O TS`EHETSE HOHANG, KE HLAAKE TABENG EO. CRIMINAL KE NYALASI,NTATE:HA SE MOTHO! NTATE OAKA NAHA ENA E SENYEHILE HAMPE! KHOTLISANG PUSO EA MOLAO,PLEASE. NOMORA, MOHLOMPHEHI!!!
Comment by Moshapeloa on 14 February 2013:
ba mmule ntate leponesa mmuso o tla patala
Comment by Dinnie on 14 February 2013:
hehehehehe! @ Young, ha ke u attacke but kea elelloa hore hau so utluisoe bohloko ke li tlokotsebe, speaking from experience, ha u ka fumana motho a rape ngoana hau a lemo li 4, joale ebe o ntse a re ha a morapa empa ele nnete a entse joale o tla thabela mapolesa a nne a tsehe leena ho fihlela a lumela, ngoanamme hau so utloe bohloko kea utloela. such things when they happen to you, you just feel hore le ha a tsoeroe it is still not enough, joale o oa ba nepa ke hampe nnete ho ba etseletsoang ha re hane fela hei ha u se o ile ke oa utloa bohloko o tla supporta Lenkoane.
Comment by Chesa Mpama on 14 February 2013:
Ke tla o fa Koto ea Poti, o hle o etse mosebetsi o tsoileng matsoho Senior Inspector Lenkoane.
Comment by MORU on 14 February 2013:
HA PHAKOE EKA ATA ,LIKHOHO LI TSA FOKOLA KA PALO. FOKOTSA POPULATION EA PHAKOE,NTATE.
Comment by Lekaota on 14 February 2013:
Ke utloa ke lakatsa ho tseba na ntate u sebelitse kae,moo crime esakang ea mohlola,re tsebe ho motsehetsa,given the proof.if ho tortura linokoana ho felisa crime,ekabe e felile in Lesotho given the stats sa mapolesa a bolaeang batho lately.
Comment by Mokola on 14 February 2013:
i can’t help but laugh at this uneducated fool. hahahahaha ichu! torture them, kill them and help the real criminals to roam the streets and continue with their crime. utloang ntho ena banna!
Comment by Bheki Cele on 14 February 2013:
I can work with this kind of a policeman!Ya sothang dibono!
Comment by bo ra mejo on 14 February 2013:
la pota lepolesa la motlotlehi bann, kore sapota setlokotsebe sa thabane
Comment by Mooa Khotla on 14 February 2013:
Manasi a tjena hee mokhoa oona, o tena a choo tjee hoba o oa tseba hore Ntat’ae oa Lenasi o tla mo mamela ..!
Comment by Lepolesa Shoabahla on 14 February 2013:
Lenkoane ako tlohele ho pota,kea kholoa o nahana hore hare tsebe hore o tena o ntso pota tjena o sesebelisoa sa Mahaltere,Linaleli tsena tseo bao fileng tsona tsabo Senior Insp retla li hlotha otla ba Trooper e libono li putsoa.Ebile ore tloaela hampe,haba ka o tlohella bo Mhlakaza ba ske bao qosa ka Police Act molimo oa hao ao thuse ke ske mpe kaea Patrol le uena,hoja bao mutse ebile sechaba seno sa Qoaling.O tlontlolla Sepolesa.Ke lipuo nngoe tsee tseo o ntseng oli bua?Nxa kha!!!!!!!!!!!!! oa nyontsa ebile Uniform ena ke bona ese o rona!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by pit on 14 February 2013:
there is one suspect for Lenkoane aka motsipe ,Lesotho’s Propane Lebesa implicated in student-rent fraud
://mg.co.za/article/2013-02-08-00-lesothos-propane-lebesa-implicated-in-student-rent-fraud/
Comment by Mose-ho- Seaka on 14 February 2013:
Rendering my country into the state of Lawlessness. Wht kind of a government is this tht vows torturing its citizens. Lekhoakhoa, thiba lia ka molekeng, nengneng lia botha.
Comment by Lesiba on 14 February 2013:
The reason why this poor police officer talked like that is bcause he treats crime as security issue. U lumela hore solution to high leves of crime lies in the hands of police. He must knw hore crime prevention is a social issue whr solution to the problem is not within police alone. With this utterance these days in a democratic country like les, the reputation of lmps is now in tatters.
Comment by Scorpion on 14 February 2013:
ke mang a na thunye motho hloohong ha Mankhanakhisi hloohong ka 1985. A thunya indiscrminately. Feela tjena ntle le mabaka! Kea botsa, ha kea cho!
Motho ea na thunya used to be a traffic police officer, a palama sethuthu nako ena kaofela in those years.
Comment by semenekane on 15 February 2013:
Ntate Lenkoane hase Nurse kahona o etsa hantle a otle setloli sa molao joalo ka Ntja ea mokoto. Ba ts’oengoang ke taba ena ke hore ba etse proposal ea hore litloli tsa molao li isoe sekolong sa Ma-Nurse ba eo fuoa massage haba qeta ho etsa litlolo tsa molao.
Ba otle Molele. Re khathetse ke litloli tsena tsa molao
Comment by Ntate on 15 February 2013:
This reflects the level of formal education of the police leadership as well as the inadequate training that police recruits receive at the PTC.
This is how Lenkoane views policing, and it’s a reflection of WHAT he knows about law enforcement. That’s all he knows. To him, there is no difference between a suspect and a convicted criminal. I say, “REFORM PTC” and get rid of “ma-form 5″ at the helm of our police departments.
Comment by Tllhase on 15 February 2013:
A policeman (Lepolesa Mothusi Motsoalle loosely translated to Policeperson, Helper, Friend) cannot be uttering such statements with the symbol of the King’s crown on his head and shoulders. Lenkoane’s statement is in very bad taste and does nothing to improve the image of the Police (Sepolesa se kalletseeng sa Motlotlehi) nor does it contribute towards helping the police deal with crime. He needs to be reprimanded by his superiors. Police should be better trained in investigations, forensics, etc and perform visible policing in our communities in line with the Law. That will help alleviate crime and not Lenkoane’s offensive and disgusting statements. Martin Luther King said, “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” Lenkoane posses both.
Comment by Tllhase on 15 February 2013:
If his statements were not dangerous then it would be a laughing matter! Given his rank, it can only encourage police to be more brutal and increase torture cases handled in the courts of Law. He must apologize to the Nation and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (note that it is not a Force) for his unfortunate, despicable conduct. To err is human! The public will give him a second chance to exonerate himself.
Comment by Petso ka Thialala on 15 February 2013:
I DOUBT THAT NTATE LENKOANE KNOWS WHAT HE IS REALLY GETTING HIMSELF INTO. HE NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED FOR MENTAL CAPACITY TO HOLD SUCH POSITION OR I AM JOINING THE DC SOON!
Comment by Young on 15 February 2013:
@Pitsi…There is no quick solution to a culture that has been instilled years ago.Perhaps some solutions we are coming up with might sound too academic as you rightfully put it. This is because we can only say so much here on the web and therefore not able to ellaborate on every point. What I was trying to do was to come up with a holistc approach towards the solution. It has never been proven anywhere by anyone that police brutality solves crime. Infact there is prove for a high rise of violent crimes in countries or cities known to be rampant in police brutality. If we condone police brutality, then we are creating a police state.
There are a few dangerous key points which we are ingonring totally because of our frustration with crime. This is because all we want is to rid crime off our homes and streets, but we need to rememeber anyone can be a suspect. Opting for police brutality as solution is a dangerous and EXTREMELY LAZY decision. There are already plenty of existing models of fighting crime in the world and all the gorverment and the police have to do is to copy those models, and then send police like bo-Lenkoane out for training. Secondly the finance ministry need to find ways of sourcing out funds to improve police infra-structure and operational capital. What do we do with other ministries such as education, health and many other when we experience incompetency from with those ministries/departments?…we equip them with whats necessary for improvemnt..eg, training and advanced tools. What can we to the same with the police?
Comment by Young on 15 February 2013:
@Dinnie…Ha o nkutloe. Ha lesholu le fumanoe red-handed kapa hona le proof e sa hlokeng lipotso then I don’t think interrogation needs to be that long or intensive. All what will be required is to take the criminal to court the very next day. Akere police would have concrete case to prosecute and hence less need for extensive interrogation that would lead to torture? However, if there is a grey area about the allegations towards the suspect, then interrogation will be required, feela eseng ke ho mo khakhatha.
You must understand that to be a suspect doesn’t always make you a perpetrator. Ka mokhoa o ts’oanang, I’m also not attacking you but clearly le oena o so hlokahalloe ke moena kapa motsoalle ka ho khathalla lipotsong a qosetsoa bosholu boo o tsebang hantle hore ha a bo etsa. Na oa tseba ho re le nna nka nyametsa thepa eaka, ka o nyeta ka molato eaba bo-Lenkoane o sotha marao joalo ka ha o mo sapota? Ere ha ke qeta ebe ke ea inshorenseng ke claima chelete ha ke qeta ke patala Lenkoane shere ea hae…wake up!!
Comment by Liathoena on 15 February 2013:
Motho a ke ke a bua ntho tse tjena haeba o phela hantle ka kelellong. Motho eno o rekiloe ke mapotoana hore a bue ntho tse joalo ho ferekanya sechaba. Ha ke hane hore liphoso li ea etsoa ke mopolesa feela a re ke re elelloeng some of the tricks tse etsoang ke bo ralipolotiki ho senya mmuso o litulong. Hee! re tennoe ke li clever. Nxa!
Comment by M. X. Mdlalana on 15 February 2013:
Hele Basotho! There’s no time to nurse a criminal. Skop n donor julle almal basatlo senya the taxpayers money but being given all the unnecessary rights which are not accorded to their victims.
Comment by Ape on 15 February 2013:
Another example of a dysfunctional brain our country barely needs.
Comment by keizer on 16 February 2013:
THESE ARE DR THABANA ‘S POLICIES AS HE ALWAYS SAY: leba silafalletse.joang . Na hake tsebe hoba ha ke lepolesa. Gooo…………….d show us yourbtru color thabane.
Comment by Lekholokoe on 16 February 2013:
Joale he litsotsi li tla bona masepa ele ka nnete mme hona le hore a ba otle ka koto ka morao ha aba thunye linthong tsa ho lula. Joale ke nako ea hore basotho ba tsebe hore ha o tlola molao o iketsa sechocha otla utlwa ka ka letlalo hobane ke ona moputso oa bochocha ono
Comment by Ntjanyana on 16 February 2013:
ho bona mna
Comment by ntate Lenkoane on 16 February 2013:
Nke ke ka kopa tsoarelo ka seo ke se buileng ho hang e hlile ke tla roba lesholu setono sena ‘na. Ha ke soasoe.
Comment by zozoma on 17 February 2013:
Shapa tsotsi e mathe lebelo Lenkoane ho le ho sehla kp tala ka morao kamona! Nxa re khathetse ke masholu bo-ntate!
Comment by noha on 18 February 2013:
ntate Lenkoane uena sotha motho libono ha ntsa tlola molao. bana ba ntseng ba pota ba bua feela, ke hoba ha ba so senyetsoe.
Comment by Tokawabatho on 18 February 2013:
I feel sorry for ntate Masupha hobane jwale waba tlameha ho beha sepolesa ka botleng le moo ho hlakileng tjena.
ntate Lenkoane ke motho e moholo hore ebe taba eno ya hae re ke e nkele hlohong re le Basotho.
`Senior Inspector Lenkoane Lenkoane, commander of the Lithoteng police station, told a gathering in Qoaling on Sunday that he is going to “dislodge” suspects’ buttocks with a knobkerrie`. mona o hlakile haholo
Comment by Tokawabatho on 18 February 2013:
THIS IS DISAPPOINTING
“I say to Mr Prime Minister and to your government, prepare for claims because I am going to assault them,” NTATE LENKOANE said.
Comment by Majara Ke Lebitso La Ka on 18 February 2013:
Hela!!! Mapolesa a heso!!! Ha re tlohelleng ho hlokofatsa batho (suspects), ha ke re batho bao ha ba le senyetsa??? Botsa motho, a lumele taba tsa hae u mo ise lekhotleng!!! H’a hana, mo lokolle ha nako ea hae e felile e be u ilo etsa further investigation!!! Ke utloisisa hantle bothata boo le leng hona, you are alwayz pressed because you are in between a complainant and a suspect; ka nqena le teng molao o nyehletse ka ho lona!!! I know you cannot afford to satisfy the two!! Ha le penya li-suspect so that they can cooparate le ea roakuoa; le teng ha le ba lokolla hoba le se na letho ka bona, le boetse lea roakoa ho thoe le se le fuparisitsoe!!! JUST STICK TO THE LAW; NOTHING WILL HURT YOU!!!
Comment by Majara Ke Lebitso La Ka on 18 February 2013:
Hell!! O na sa halefile Molele banna le eena empa joale koana he o ipolaile!!! Ntate Lenkoane ooeee motsoali oa ka!!! People do not talk unless they something meaningful to say!!! We all know hore crime ha se ntho e ntle but you realy have the funny way of showing it Sir!!!! Please go to the public and rephrase your speech!!! I won’t beat you!!!!
Comment by Majara Ke Lebitso La Ka on 18 February 2013:
Hell!! O na sa halefile Molele banna le eena empa joale koana he o ipolaile!!! Ntate Lenkoane ooeee motsoali oa ka!!! People do not talk unless they have something meaningful to say!!! We all know hore crime ha se ntho e ntle but you realy have the funny way of showing it Sir!!!! Please go to the public and rephrase your speech!!! I won’t beat you!!!!
Comment by Tllhase on 19 February 2013:
It is clear Molele is a loose Canon. He is more like Malema. He should keep mum unless he has something productive to say! This takes all the efforts Masupha has been trying to advocate and the image the police have been trying to project TEN years back. Haul him before a disciplinary hearing but don’t dismiss, demote or transfer him. I think he will be effective in fighting crime in future. Basotho say, Liatla ho lutla tse sebetsang! He should apologize to Basotho and we get on with uprooting crime (without torturing suspects). Its possible you know to uproot crime without resorting to Torture. It has proved to be successful in a lot of countries such as South Africa, the US, etc.
Comment by Tllhase on 19 February 2013:
Khetlong le tlang a hlomphe Korone eo ea Motlotlehi. A khethe lipolelo!
Comment by Gaddafi on 19 February 2013:
@Tllhase
U leshano le nkhang ka South Africa eo ea hau. Ka kelelloana ea hau e fofotsang, u bona eka bokoeta bo bokaale-kale bo South Africa, moo batho ba bolaoang bosiu le mots’eare, basali le bana ba betoa ebile ba bolaoa bosiu le mots’eare, u bona eka boea halalela? Hee le e ratetse ruri South Africa Basotho ba esong ho lule South Africa! Le e rata joaloka mahlanya. Bokoeta bo etsahalang haholo hakale naheng eo, bo phatlalatsoang liradiong le litelevisioning day & night, ebe u nahana hore u ka thetsa bo nang na ka South Africa? Ebile u kebe oa bapisa RSA le USA in terms of crime. Crime America ha e fihle le ho 1%. U keba e bapisa le RSA eo ho phelang mafutsana a mangata hakana a lulang a ruthana.
Re hlile rere Lenkoane o nepile ka hore likoeta li shapuoe, hobane hare batle ho bona Lesotho le ea bobeng moo South Africa eleng hona teng ka botlokotsebe. Lesholu ke ntja le lefa ka hlooho ea lona. Likoeta ha li tsamaee li eo phela South Africa moo ANC government e reng likoeta li na le litokelo, kannete Lesotho mona teng likoeta li tla otloa hle!!!Re na le litokelo tsa ho phela le ho tsamaea hohle Lesotho mona kamoo re ratang, eseng moo likoeta tsena tsa Lesotho li ratang.
Comment by Jason Mosese on 20 February 2013:
Lesotho haeso, Leabua Government eona e kena kae litabeng tsa Lenkoane, Leabua o shoele 26 years ago, feela o ntse o pota ka eena, kapa ke bo-k’honkerese, kapa o its’oaretsoe ke ‘ona masepa aa ao o reng motho o tla a bona?
Comment by ntate on 20 February 2013:
Senior Inspector, I know you really didn’t mean it but only for to frighten those culprits and you made them aware of the presence of police officers in your area. Even the Prime Minister himself during his in inauguration told the people who gathered there that some of the things he promised to do during his campaigns were not going to happen so what do you expect from Lenkoane. He was only chasing away these offenders.
Comment by QHOSH on 21 February 2013:
KHILIK!! KHILIK!! RURI ENA OFISIRI E IKEMISELITSE, KE HORE O SE A PHATLALATSA QOMATSI HONA MOO!!