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.

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