Lesotho Prime Minister Fails To Appear In Court To Face Charges In 1st Wife's Murder

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife, Maesaiah Thabane, attend his inauguration in 2017. Both are suspects in the killing of the prime minister's previous wife, Lipolelo, shortly before the inauguration.Samson Motikoe/AFP via Getty Images

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife, Maesaiah Thabane, attend his inauguration in 2017. Both are suspects in the killing of the prime minister's previous wife, Lipolelo, shortly before the inauguration.A homicide that shocked Lesotho has become more shocking still: Police say Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged in the killing of his estranged wife.

But rather than appear in court as he was supposed to Friday, the 80-year-old leader has gone to South Africa to seek medical treatment."He's not fled the country," Thabane's son Potlako told Reuters. The prime minister's office says he will go to court when he returns. "We shall wait until he becomes available and we shall arrange that he comes here and appears before the court of law and be formally charged," Deputy Commissioner of Police Paseka Mokete"We have a very strong case against the prime minister ... which we are going to present before the court of law which actually implicates the prime minister to the crime," Mokete told the network.

Mokete told The Associated Press that it was premature to seek an arrest warrant for the prime minister. Thabane would be the first African leader to be charged with a domestic murder while in office,His current wife, 42-year-old Maesaiah Thabane, has already been charged in the killing. She initially fled to South Africa last month before returning to Lesotho

Ruh-roh relroy!

Just hire a good attorney and everything will be OJ. Duh...

On a completely unrelated subject, How's Marla?

So you're telling me things could be worse...

They look as happy as the Trumps.

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Oh my god

She looks like an oversized umpalumpa. I’m not sure of the correct spelling of umpalumpa, been to many years since I watched Willey Wonka!

Shout out to all my fellow dumb homies who, like me, didn’t know lesotho was a country. That includes you, iPhone keyboard.

So... lemon slice goin to jail?

Is this close to Wakanda?

What the fuck?!

WHET?! “His current wife, 42-year-old Maesaiah Thabane, has already been charged in the killing. She fled to South Africa last month before returning to face charges earlier this month. Despite spending nearly 3 weeks on the lam, Maesaiah was granted bail — reportedly about $67.”

His country, his rules.

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