Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 03:03 pm
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, 80, is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane, police have said.
Mr Thabane announced he would be stepping down in July because of old age, without commenting about the case.
His current wife Maesaiah Thabane has already been charged with the murder.
He would be the first African leader to be charged with a domestic murder while in office, in a case that has shocked the tiny mountain kingdom.
Lipolelo, 58, was shot dead two days before Mr Thabane became prime minister in 2017.
At the time, he described her killing as “senseless” but police now accuse him of being involved in her killing.
“The prime minister is going to be charged with the murder,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Paseka Mokete was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.
“The police are preparing directives and he will probably be charged tomorrow [Friday],” he added.
Mr Thabane said on state radio that he had served the nation “diligently” and he would retire at the end of July, Reuters reports.
“I’ve worked for a peaceful and stable Lesotho. Today… at my age, I have lost most of my energy,” he was quoted as saying.
The ruling All Basotho Convention had given him a deadline of Thursday to resign.
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