Swaziland: Striving for freedom Vol 18. April to
June 2015
A Chief Justice sacked after allegations of abuse of
power, the Justice Minister sacked and accused of bribery and corruption and
the whole Swazi judiciary in crisis. These were the highlight events in the
second quarter of 2015.
But that was not all, King Mswati III was revealed
to have deceived his subjects when he bought himself a private jet aircraft in
2010. The plane was impounded by a court in Canada as the subject of a dispute
over unpaid debts. Then, it was revealed that the King was buying himself
another jet with a cost estimated at about $44 million.
Meanwhile, the international community were
exploring ways to sanction the King and force a move towards democracy in
Swaziland.
Jailed journalists Bhekhi Makhubu and Thulani
Maseko, both jailed for writing articles critical of the Swazi judiciary, had
their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court.
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