Politically motivated violence and intimidation continues to destabilise Lesotho. Government threats to ban social media, a Catholic archbishop being placed on a hit list and a soldier's dead body fished out of a dam are the latest in a string of incidents in the country.The body of a 43-year-old lance corporal was retrieved from a dam at Lithabaneng over the weekend. Sources said that the man was known as Phakoe, and was arrested recently in a military operation that was launched to pursue those who were suspected of "coup plotting" in Lesotho.This was the same accusation levelled against former Lesotho Defence Force head Maaparankoe Mahao, who was gunned down last month by soldiers, who claimed they wanted to arrest him.Last week Lesotho's deputy prime minister threatened to close down social media sites, particularly Facebook, which he said threatened the security of the country by "perpetuating lies and distorting the truth".This followed reports from the Roman Catholic Archbishop Tlali Gerald Lerotholi that he was on a hit list.Southern African Development Community mediators were forced to intervene in the country last month to prevent a purge of supporters of the former prime minister Thomas Tabane.The SADC mission is headed by South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. The latest incidents come as the SADC yesterday convened a meeting of its ministerial committee of the organ of politics, defence and security co-operation.Botswana Judge Mpaphi Phumaphe was appointed to lead a commission of inquiry that would look into the death of the former Lesotho Defence Force head.Political analyst Professor Kopano Mokoa saidthe inquiry was likely to be a test of the SADC's credibility and its ability to bring a lasting solution to Lesotho's security crisis."Unlike many occasions, where inquiries were made but produced reports that lacked credibility and simply scratched the surface of the truth, we hope the SADC commission will unravel the truth and produce credible recommendations," said Mokoa.Political analyst Mzoxolo Mpolase said that, although the SADC had already done a lot to try to resolve the crisis in Lesotho, the regional body needed to "hold Lesotho's hand" as it moved towards democracy...