A university student in Swaziland was shot with a live
bullet by police following campus disturbances, human rights activists report.
The 23-year-old student at the Limkokwing private
university in Mbabane was reportedly an innocent victim of the shooting.
The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) said, ‘The student
was on his way to his dormitory when he was struck by the live bullet in his
leg.’
SSN reported, ‘According to
witnesses, one policeman claimed to have been hit by a stone. In retaliation,
one of his colleagues let out a shot in the direction of the student who was
walking
past the police contingent.’
past the police contingent.’
Linkokwing has been the scene of disturbances for more than
a week as students protested against lack of equipment such as computers,
laptops and cameras, at the university.
Authorities closed the university, but it reopened
yesterday, but some students are boycotting classes.
The student was taken to hospital where he was treated
for his wounds.
The Times of
Swaziland, reporting the same
incident, said the student was hit with a rubber bullet, ‘which was lodged below
the knee of his right leg’. It said the student bled profusely and the bullet
was extracted at the hospital.
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