Surprisingly, the event resulted in Mahao's suspension. The commission had interviewed, as part of its investigations, the three opposition leaders living in exile in South Africa. A group of men, including one dressed as a soldier, carrying AK-47 rifles shot at Mahao from the driver's side of his truck.

“I am still the commander of the LDF and as far as I am concerned, I am still in office,” said Lt General Kamoli. Lt General Kamoli went on to accuse Mr Thakalekoala of previously being misleading when he announced the court martial of then Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao, had been dissolved. Contact us today: News: editor@lestimes.co.ls Advertising: marketing@lestimes.co.ls Telephone: +266 2231 5356, Covidgate: DCEO freezes payments to suppliers, Warrant of arrest for ex-minister’s murder-accused son, Majoro calls for UN security council reform, Warrant of arrest for ex-minister’s murder-accused…. Running this command exports all users in the Export domain into a file named Exportuser.ldf. The soldier replied, "U tlo lija ha bohloko he?! His task was to professionalise the armed forces and in 1998 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.

© 2020 - Lesotho Times. Kamoli, Mahao and the chief of police, Khothatso Tsooana, were ordered to leave the country in order to preserve the peace. [3] On 30 August 2014 , an alleged abortive military "coup" took place, forcing then Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to flee to South Africa for three days. It is yet again the clearest statement by the government that it is not intent on holding rogue elements in the LDF to account and amply captures the contempt with which it holds the international community. “The police have turned the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) from being His Majesty King Letsie III’s security institution into an ABC police service because they were currently taking orders from the ABC,” Mr Mochoboroane said. The soldiers then gave the boys an option to either return to Lt. Gen. Mahao's home and narrate what they had witnessed to Lt. Gen. Mahao's mother, or go to Maseru to report to his wife. [2], On 29 August 2014, Mahao was promoted to Lieutenant-General and appointed by Prime Minister Tom Thabane with the approval of King Letsie III to replace Tlali Kamoli as commander of the LDF. The soldier also mentioned on the phone that they were with a particular Sergeant. [4][5] A brief crisis occurred in September 2017 when Lt. General Khoantle Motsomotso was assassinated by some junior officers, leading to an intervention by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). – See more at: http://sundayexpress.co.ls/?p=12067#sthash.SqRGzVaH.dpuf. In an interview with the Sunday Express, Lt General Kamoli scoffed at Mr Thakalekoala’s radio announcement, insisting he remained the LDF boss. The LDF is an army with a small air wing. He refused to accept his demotion and remained in the post. “We are not going to consider Mr Thakalekoala’s statement and the gazette because cabinet was never informed of such a gazette,” he said. [1], On 15 January 2014, Mahao was charged with indiscipline and "behaving in an unbecoming character of an officer, contrary to Section 75 of the Lesotho Defence Force Act 4, 1996" after reprimanding Commando Captain Tefo Hashatsi two days previously.

In 2012 he earned a Master of Peace Studies and Security in Africa from the University of Addis Ababa. In the mid-1980s the air wing was merged into the Lesotho Defence Force. Contacted for comment last night, Government Spokesperson, Selibe Mochoboroane said Lieutenant General Kamoli is still the LDF commander. LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, has asked the High Court to dismiss an application by a female army officer to bar him from convening a court martial to try her for misconduct. [5][3], UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement to condemn the murder of Mahao the following day, on 26 June 2015, and demanded a full investigation. That same year, he married 'Mamphanya Mahao, with whom he had three sons. Contacted for comment last night, Government Spokesperson, Selibe Mochoboroane said Lieutenant General Kamoli is still the LDF commander. Deliveries of four Bell 412 helicopters were delayed in 1983 to 1986 because of South Africa's influence. [1] Maaparankoe Mahao attended Mokema Primary School from 1976 and St. Joseph's High School in Maseru from 1982. In the meantime, the soldier had made a call with his mobile phone, apparently reporting to his sender that "Re mo thuntse!

At the National University of Lesotho he earned a Bachelor of Law in 1992 and an LL.B. [8][9], The Ministry of Defence claimed that Mahao had been killed in a special operation to round-up suspected military mutineers "following a confrontation" with the soldiers. In particular, they opposed the Amnesty Bill[16] introduced in the National Assembly in November 2016 that would grant impunity for all crimes committed by security forces between 2007 and 2015. Since the mountainous kingdom is completely landlocked by South Africa, in practice the country's external defence is guaranteed by its larger neighbour, so the armed forces are mainly used for internal security. in 1994. This changed when a 1986 military coup resulted in new security agreements with South Africa being signed. This followed the publication by the Lesotho Times and its sister paper the Sunday Express of two articles by Ms Kabi on November 29 and December 2 respectively about demands for compensation by soldiers who fled into exile during the traumatic reign of former LDF commander Tlali Kamoli. According to Mr Mochoboroane, the government gazette published on Friday—in which Lt General Kamoli was relieved of his duties and replaced by Lt Gen Mahao—confirmed that Dr Thabane never consulted his coalition government partners in making government decisions.

Command to Import users from a LDF file: ldifde -i -f Exportuser.ldf -s Server2 5. The attributes objectclass and samAccountName are required, but more can be added as needed. Mahao's family criticised the government for "deliberately distorting information" surrounding the attack. "[17], CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, "New' army boss survives attack | Lesotho Times", "Mahao resorts to legal means to fight his demotion", "SADC leaders to probe Lesotho killing; soldiers shot Mahao and dragged his bleeding body across the road", "UN News – Ban condemns killing of former Lesotho military commander", "Judge to lead Mahao death probe named | Lesotho Times", "Lesotho: Trouble in the Mountain Kingdom | The Herald", "Mahao family breathes fire | Lesotho Times", "Former Lesotho army commander Mahao's funeral underway in Lesotho", "SADC Commission of Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao-Final Report", "Mosisili ends SADC debate with bold declaration | Sunday Express", "Tlali Kamoli quits as army head in Lesotho, two years after coup attempt", "Mahao family appeals to SADC | Lesotho Times", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maaparankoe_Mahao&oldid=946615960, CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 March 2020, at 09:01. [6] The SADC set up a special commission of inquiry, led by High Court Judge of Botswana Mpathi Phumathi. The Lesotho Defence Force Air Wing was originally a 1978-offshoot of the paramilitary police mobile unit and began operations with two Short Skyvan twin turboprop STOL transports; a leased Cessna A152 Aerobat; two MBB Bo 105 helicopters; and a Bell 47G helicopter converted to turboshaft power. Mr Thakalekoala had announced that Lt General Kamoli had been fired and replaced by Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao. Lt-Gen Letsoela argues that the officer, Corporal Motheba Makoae, allegedly committed a military offence and therefore a court martial, rather than a civilian … The exact time of Mahao's death is unclear.