Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the...

Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) facing charges of mutiny went on trial. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to death. Ranchobe and 37 other soldiers were charged with mutiny following a September 1998 incident which high ranking army command officers were overthrown by junior ranking officials. February 8, 2000: Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) facing charges of mutiny went on trial. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to death. Ranchobe and 37 other soldiers were charged with mutiny following a September 1998 incident which high ranking army command officers were overthrown by junior ranking officials.