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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Mswati\u2019s police have once again responded with brutal force towards pro-democracy activists.<\/p>\n

The police violently dispersed and shot at pro-democracy activists who had come to support the incarcerated pro-democracy MPs Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube in their ongoing court case at the High Court on Thursday afternoon.One of the victims is Mfanzile Shongwe, an orderly based at the Mbabane Government Hospital who was shot in the eye.<\/p>\n

Dr Siphetfo Dlamini, the Secretary General of the Swaziland Liberation Movement (SWALIMO) condemned the brutal force used by the police against peaceful protestors that resulted in dozens of them being hospitalised for gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to emphasize that it is not proper for police to use such force against unarmed citizens\u201d, said the SWALIMO Secretary General.<\/p>\n

Police Spokesperson Phindile Vilakati had not responded to our questionnaire at the time of compiling this report.<\/p>\n

Eswatini is in the midst of a political crisis after King Mswati declared war on pro-democracy activists.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Mswati\u2019s police have once again responded with brutal force towards pro-democracy activists. 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