Deputy Police Commissioner Palesa Mokete, however, said Thabane's lawyers had sent him a 'sick leave note' claiming the premier would be 'unfit' until February 27.
"While we admit that is quite coincidental, we shall have our own means to ascertain this state of affairs," Mokete told AFP on Saturday, adding that he had"no reason to doubt" the document.
Lipolelo Thabane's murder sent shock waves through Lesotho - a tiny landlocked nation of 2.2 million that has a long history of political turmoil. The accusations against the prime minister came after communications records from the scene of the murder included Thabane's mobile phone number.
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