KING MSWATI ARRESTS PRO-DEMOCRACY MPS SSN STATEMENT: 25 July 2021
The past weekend was a weekend to remember in the history of the tiny kingdom currently embroiled in unprecedented political repression. Fresh from murdering over 70 unarmed citizens, the king’s police were involved in a scandal when one of them shot and killed two innocent young people who were critical of the country’ leadership. This shocking crime was followed by rallies and marches in the small town of Lomahasha, which is next to the border with Mozambique. The police put these marches down brutally by entering into people’s houses and shooting them with live and rubber bullets. The climax of the bloody weekend was when the police arrested the three vocal Members of Parliament who have all along been publicly advocating for political reforms. The three members of parliament are Bacede Mabuza, Mduduzi Simelane and Mthandeni Dube. They have been charged under the draconian Suppression of Terrorism Act (STA) and are currently held at the Mbabane Police Station pending their appearance in court. News of the three arrests has spread fast in the kingdom and incited a second wave of protests. We wish to reiterate our call to all South Africans and the world at large to support the oppressed Swazis by putting pressure on the king to yield to the will of the people and embrace dialogue. Issued by the Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) Contact: Lucky Lukhele Spokesperson +27814585658 or +27725024141 -- -- NEW!!!! SSN FORUM IS ON FACEBOOK!!!! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum Google Group. Visit the group home page at http://groups.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for more options, pages and files. To post to the group, send email to [email protected] or reply to this message. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum/CANZ%2BSV%2BrYxM-YzOwZm%2B5ERi1efd-gPq7Hbd%2Bh%2BxEwMx0GioOSA%40mail.gmail.com.
