賴索托第一夫人梅塞雅塔巴尼(Maesaiah Thabane)涉嫌謀殺丈夫前妻,經徹夜拘禁後5日獲准保釋。
法新社報導,42歲的梅塞雅失聯一週後,4日向警方自首,隨後遭到拘留。
BREAKING: The First Lady of Lesotho has been charged with murdering her husband's ex-wife who was shot dead just two days before the Prime Minister's inauguration. https://t.co/gEYzr582gn
— CNN Africa (@CNNAfrica) February 5, 2020
賴索托首相塔巴尼(Thomas Thabane)前妻利波羅(Lipolelo Thabane)2017年6月在首相就職典禮前兩天遭人槍殺,當局針對這起殘忍謀殺案訊問梅塞雅後,檢方以謀殺罪名起訴她。
利波羅在首都馬塞魯(Maseru)家門前遭人槍殺時,已與塔巴尼分居,正在辦理離婚手續。
Lesotho's first lady Maesaiah Thabane to be charged with murder for 2017 killing of prime minister's ex-wife https://t.co/3FJtEjgtIi
— IOL News (@IOL) February 4, 2020
警方將他手機號碼與案發當天通話紀錄串起後,塔巴尼上個月同意卸下職位,但未給出時程表。
梅塞雅在監獄度過一晚後,5日在賴索托治安法院首度露面。
治安法院准許她以1000馬洛蒂(約新台幣2000元)交保。