Lesotho - Political ViolenceLesotho - Political Violence
In August 2014, there were clashes between the army and the police that left one police officer dead. The then Prime Minister, a number of Cabinet members and some police officers crossed the border into South Africa. Following the clashes, the Southern African Development Community provided police support and facilitated a process that led to a snap election on February 28, 2015. The elections were peaceful and were widely regarded as free and fair, and a new seven-party coalition government emerged. Since the elections more than 50 soldiers were detained in connection with an alleged mutiny and appear to have been tortured, and on June 25, 2015 a former army commander was killed by soldiers under controversial circumstances leading to a Southern African Development Community investigation, which found serious problems in the military.
Businesses and foreign investors are generally not targets of political violence.
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