Police in Lesotho say they will charge a minister caught on CCTV allegedly buying alcoholic drinks during a nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Lesotho – like its bigger neighbour South Africa – has banned the sale of alcohol during the lockdown.
A video which appears to show Lehlohonolo Moramotse, the Police and Public Safety Minister, receiving two boxes from a liquor store went viral online last week.
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#Lesotho police confirm they will take Minister of Police Lehlohonolo Moramotse (allegedly the buyer in this video) to court on Monday to be charged with contravening Public Health #Covid_19 Regulations which prevent sale and buying alcohol during #LesothoLockDown @nthakoana
His deputy in the ministry, Paseka Mokete, said investigations had been completed and the police were ready to charge Mr Moramotse, EWN news site reports.
Lesotho has not recorded a single case of Covid-19, but the landlocked country is completely surrounded by South Africa which has recorded more than 2,500 cases, the highest on the continent
