source: Lesotho Times; Post (Lesotho); News24 (South Africa)
actor1: Police Forces of Lesotho (2017-)
actor2: Civilians (Lesotho)
location: Maseru
notes: Around 11 January 2022, the Mounted Police Service tortured a detained police officer accused of robbery. The man, while being tortured, claimed to have handed over a firearm to his lawyer, leading the police to also arrest and torture the human rights lawyer. They were both released after three days in detention and were hospitalized. Location coded to the capital, Maseru (Maseru).