GN 178
EN CLAIR
PM MASERU 168630Z
WCLASSIFIED
10 ROUTINE FCO TELNO 210 OF 16 JANUARY 1978.
YOUR TEL 2 TO BELMOPAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
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THE DEATH PENALTY IS STILL IN FORCE IN LESOTHO CRIMES OF MURDER, TREASON AND RAPE. THE FOLLOWING WERE SENTENCED AND EXECUTED ON THE DATES SHOWN:
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INDEX
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EXECUTION
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
J.J. Ge
SENTENCE
THABANG MOLAPO
18-11-65
28-4-66 See (87
DAVID KHATI
18-11-65
28-4-66
MO SONGOANE MATUBATUBA
18--11-55
28-4-66
MOTLOANG MONOANE
2404-66
14-10-66
MOTLATS! NTSUKUNYANE
7-9-67
18-5-58
MOOROSI MANAMA
29-471
24-7-71
MATHI BOLLE MPHO SO
22-3-71
27-2-73
FOLLOWING WERE SENTENCED AND REPRIEVED AS SHOWN:
NAME
SENTENCE
REPRIEVE
MATHANG MOLAPO
18-11-65
19-11-66
SEABATA MASILO
18-11-65
19-11-66
'MAPHAKOANA SECHOKHA
18-11-65
19-11-66
LEKHOTLA KUTOANE
18-11-65
19-11-66
FRANS MAS! KE
18-11-65
19-11-66
PHALE MONOANE
BOPITLA MONGANE
24-4-66
26-3-56
24-4-56
26-3-66
NOOKCLOANE JONASE
LEHLOHONOLO MONOANE
THABO MONOANE
PESA MOKHOPI
24-4-66
26-8-66
24-4--65
26-8-66
24-4-66
26-2-66
11-2-77
21-6-77
ALL THE ABOVE NAMED WERE CONVICTED OF MURDER.
REPRIEVES WERE DUE TO ROYAL PREROGATIVE OF MERCY.
THERE IS ONE CASE STILL PENDING, BLYTH MONATHANE WAS CONVICTED
OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO DEATH ON 18-1-78. CASE HAS BEEN
REFERRED TO THE KING WHO MAY RECOMMEND CLEMENCY,
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