Deal with delinquent culture within LMPS

OUR story headlined ‘Study lays bare police’s’ brutal tactics, which we published last week, was yet another reminder of how urgent it is for the government to reform the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). The story speaks of a “delinquent culture within the LMPS fraternity created by poor supervision and outright lack of accountability”. The report says there is also a “culture of impunity” with rogue officers accused of egregious abuses of power. This, of course, is nothing new. We have heard this before.