Media Institute of Southern Africa, Swaziland chapter
Statement 17 April 2013
MISA’s response
to Bheki Mahubu ruling
MISA-Swaziland, as a watchdog of media freedom,
views Justice Bheki Maphalala’s judgement on the matter between The King and
Swaziland Independent Publishers (PTY) LTD and editor of The Nation magazine as a deeply
disappointing judgment under Swaziland’s so called democratic Constitution. It
is a brutal assault to media freedom and free speech.
The Nation
is the only publication speaking truth to power and is the voice of the voiceless
in a country that is fast becoming a police state. The fine imposed by the
judge is also a total clampdown on media freedom it sends a strong signal to the
already censored newspapers and broadcast media.
See also
EDITOR’S CONTEMPT SENTENCE ‘SHOCKING’
EDITOR SET FOR TWO YEARS IN
JAIL
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