According to the Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice and PUDEMO,
Swaziland Youth Congress Secretary General Maxwell Dlamini has been acquitted of
the 2011 charges of contravening Swaziland’s Explosives Act, writes Kenworthy
News Media.
Maxwell Dlamini’s co-accused in the 2011 case, Musa Ngubeni, was found
guilty on circumstantial evidence and will appear before the magistrate again
on September 10.
Maxwell Dlamini is still charged under section 4 and 11 of the
Suppression of Terrorism Act for criticising the Swazi regime on May Day 2014,
where he could face 15 years in prison if convicted.
He is also charged with sedition and participating in an unlawful
activity for allegedly organising and participating in a campaign that
advocated the boycott of Swaziland’s 2013 elections, that the Commonwealth
Observer Mission referred to as being “not credible”.
Maxwell Dlamini was tortured during questioning in 2011, a fact
mentioned in Amnesty International’s 2012 annual report, and subsequently
received treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
See also
TERROR CHARGE FOR SHOUTING SLOGAN
DANES SUPPORT JAILED SWAZI ACTIVISTS
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