The former Lesotho Times editor Lloyd Mutungamiri who was shot outside his home in the capital Maseru on the 9th July 2016, after his news paper published a controversial story about the head of the military has been unable to return to work due to his injuries, and he has to pay his own healthcare costs.

Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Southern Africa, said the Lesotho Government’s delay in bringing Lloyd Mutungamiri’s attackers to justice through a fair, independent and impartial trial is an affront to press freedom.

However Lloyd Mutungamiri has never fully recovered after the shooting, and he needs medical treatment.

This has left him with excessive medical costs he struggles to cover, especially as he now has no income because he is not able to return to work.

Mwananyanda further said the fact that Lloyd Mutungamiri’s case is still open with no clear dates set to resolve it in court, means he is denied the chance for closure.

She also stated that after two long years, Lloyd and his family deserve justice.