Africa-Press – Eswatini. King Mswati is under pressure from countries within the Southern African Development(SADC) for allegedly allowing the United States(US) to dump extremely dangerous criminals within the tiny Kingdom thus undermining regional security.
As a result, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation(DIRCO) has confirmed through a press statement released on Monday that, “South Africa is deeply concerned with the dumping of the criminals” and, has raised this with the eSwatini Government.
“South Africa has raised concerns with Kingdom of Eswatini following confirmation by the acting spokesperson of the Government, Mrs Thabile Mdluli, that a group of dangerous criminals of various nationalities landed in Eswatini after being transported from the United States of America on a special flight with the potential of more criminals of this profile to follow. Their arrival was also followed by an announcement from the United States Department of Homeland Security indicating that this group of individuals from several countries, and some of whom have been convicted of serious offenses and crimes, have been deported from the United States of America and have arrived in the Kingdom of Eswatini.DIRCO, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, noted the aforementioned statement wherein Eswatini and the USA indicated that they would collaborate with the International Organisation for Migration(IOM) to facilitate the transit of these inmates to their countries of origin. DIRCO also noted that the countries of origin of these deportees are unlikely to receive them”, reads the statement in part, released by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamula’s Spokesperson Chrispin Phiri.
The South African Government said, whilst respecting the sovereign decision of the Government of Eswatini, the “Government of the Republic of South Africa is deeply concerned about the profile of these individuals and the potential adverse impact on South Africa’s national security and immigration policy, given the geographical proximity between the two sisterly countries”.
Eswatini is an absolute Monarchy and as a result, the agreement facilitating the dumping of the dangerous criminals was allegedly signed by King Mswati’s unelected Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini without consulting Parliament, other Cabinet Ministers and the Attorney General(AG) Sifiso ‘Mashampu’ Khumalo as the Principal Government Legal Advisor.
The Prime Minister subsequently told Members of Parliament(MPs) that, some agreements cannot be subjected to debates by Parliament.
But the dumping of the dangerous criminals previously convicted of child rape, murder and robbery “is manifesting into a serious diplomatic tension between eSwatini and the neighboring South Africa” amid concerns suggesting that, the dangerous criminals might escape and ‘terrorize’ South African citizens.
The dumping of the criminals was exclusively reported and exposed about three(3) weeks ago after sources within the King Mswati International Airport shared information of a huge plane from the US, dumping the dangerous criminals.
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