'Nationality jurisdiction - national proceedings' in document 'Lesotho - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Territorial application
4. (4) An offence committed by any citizen of Lesotho within the con-fines of a Lesotho diplomatic mission abroad shall be triable within Lesotho as if the offence had been committed within Lesotho .

PART VI - GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND WAR CRIMES

Jurisdiction in respect of offences under this part
92. (2) The Court shall have jurisdiction in respect of offences under this Part whether committed by a Lesotho citizen or a citizen of another state against a Lesotho citizen or a citizen of another state outside Lesotho.