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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Pius Vilakati, the Spokesperson of the Communist Party of Swaziland(CPS) has confirmed that King Mswati\u2019s police abducted two of their members Mvuselelo Mkhabela and Bongi Mamba.<\/b><\/p>\n

The political activists were abducted at Mbondweni area, Hosea on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the Communist Party of Swaziland we demand the unconditional release of our comrades. We view this as one of the intimidation tactics and instilling of fear on the youth of our country,\u201d said the CPS Spokesperson.<\/p>\n

A questionnaire was sent to Police Spokesperson Superintendent Phindile Vilakati, however, she had not responded at the time of compiling this report.<\/p>\n

King Mswati has intensified a crackdown on pro-democracy activists, dozens have been killed since the political unrest started in June 2021.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Pius Vilakati, the Spokesperson of the Communist Party of Swaziland(CPS) has confirmed that King Mswati\u2019s police abducted two of their members Mvuselelo Mkhabela and Bongi Mamba. The political activists were abducted at Mbondweni area, Hosea on Tuesday morning. \u201cAs the Communist Party of Swaziland we demand the unconditional release of our comrades. 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