THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN
CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE
AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA
sentenced
to
20
years
imprisonment.
Setoi
Setoi
v
Prosecutions
Director
&
CRI/APN/12/2012
of Appellant
charged
with The High Court held that the
Others contravention of the Sexual Magistrate was correct in
Offences Act. He applied admitting evidence of the
for bail. In objecting that the complainant
when
accused be granted bail, considering
the
prosecutor led evidence of application
as
the
by
complainant
to
the authorised
bail
this
is
section
effect that the accused had section 28(1)(a) & (b) of the
threatened
complainant.
to
beat Sexual Offences Act.
On
this
ground, application for bail
refused. Accused appealed
to the High Court.
R
v
Kutloano
CRI/S/003/2013
Shai Accused was convicted of Accused sentenced to 8
contravention of section 3 years imprisonment. Court
of the Sexual Offences Act took into account and as
in that he had committed a mitigating factors accused’s
sexual
act
complainant
against
who
a low level of intelligence and
had sophistication and opted for
physical disability. Matter an 8 year sentence as
remitted to the High Court opposed to mandatory 10
for sentencing.
121
years.