Lesotho: Boloetse calls for commission into his abduction
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thereporter
Journalist and human rights activist Kananelo Boloetse has asked the Lesotho government to establish a commission of inquiry into his abduction last month. He says statements by Police Commissioner Borotho Matsoso and Police Minister Voeswa Tsheka are hindering his recovery, according to The Reporter.
Lesotho journalist and human rights activist Kananelo Boloetse has called for a commission of inquiry into his abduction last month, The Reporter reports. He made the appeal at a virtual roundtable held the previous day by Intelwatch on legal and regulatory threats to press freedom in seven southern African countries.
Boloetse says statements by Police Commissioner Borotho Matsoso and Police Minister Voeswa Tsheka are hindering his recovery. He began therapy four weeks ago and says he is making gradual progress, but that their remarks set him back by two weeks. He added that he had lost confidence in the way the authorities communicate about the case.
The journalist says he is not yet ready to recount everything he experienced because he remains deeply affected emotionally. His request comes as Lesotho’s MPs are slow to examine the inquiry into his abduction, a case covered in an article published on 18 October. On 12 September, Parliament had called for a report on the case.
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