Africa-Press – Eswatini. Superintendent Thabo Hlophe believes leaders of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) Youth League, the Swaziland Youth Congress(SWAYOCO) allegedly smuggled guns into the country after their recent Elective Congress held in the neighboring South Africa.
As a result, the senior police officer who allegedly specializes in the killing of political activists and human rights defenders, demanded guns when abducting newly elected SWAYOCO Secretary General Mthobisi Ntjangase on Monday night at Kukhanyeni, Hlophe was accompanied by a batallion of armed police officers.
“Where are the guns, khipha letibhamu?”, he asked as police officers grab the young political activist.
Senior Superintendent Phindile Vilakati,the Police Spokesperson declined to comment.
On another note, the PUDEMO Youth League Secretary General was abducted together with SWAYOCO senior members Zanedi Tfwala and Tanele Tfwala amid crackdown on pro-democracy activists in eSwatini.
The tiny Kingdom is ruled by King Mswati as an absolute Monarch, political parties are banned while human rights defenders are arrested, tortured or killed for demanding democracy.
PUDEMO is eSwatini’s main and largest political party targeted by the regime for vigorously demanding democracy and, SWAYOCO is a PUDEMO Youth League.
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