{"id":16371,"date":"2022-11-16T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/incarcerated-pro-democracy-mps-bacede-mabuza-mthandeni-dube-file-fresh-bail-application"},"modified":"2022-11-16T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T16:24:46","slug":"incarcerated-pro-democracy-mps-bacede-mabuza-mthandeni-dube-file-fresh-bail-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/incarcerated-pro-democracy-mps-bacede-mabuza-mthandeni-dube-file-fresh-bail-application","title":{"rendered":"Incarcerated pro-democracy MPs Bacede Mabuza, Mthandeni Dube file fresh bail application."},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Incarcerated pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs) Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube have filed a fresh bail application.<\/b><\/p>\n

The MPs were arrested by Mswati\u2019s police for demanding democratic reforms, they are facing politically motivated terrorism charges.<\/p>\n

Soon after MP Mthandeni Dube concluded his testimony on Wednesday, the court proceeded to hear their bail hearing.<\/p>\n

Court documents in our possession suggest that the bail application has been filed with a \u2018certificate\u2019 of urgency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an urgent bail application in terms of Section 95 (1) and (2) read with Section 96 (1) (a) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, No 67 of 1938.The Applicants\u2019 liberty is enshrined in the Constitution by virtue of the provisions of Section 14 (1) (a) and 16 (17) of the Constitution, Act 001 of 2005,\u201d read the documents.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Eswatini. Incarcerated pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs) Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube have filed a fresh bail application. The MPs were arrested by Mswati\u2019s police for demanding democratic reforms, they are facing politically motivated terrorism charges. Soon after MP Mthandeni Dube concluded his testimony on Wednesday, the court proceeded to hear their bail hearing. 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