The judges were Mpendulo Simelane and Jacobus Annandale. The Registrar was Fikile Nhlabatsi. Their bail applications were opposed by the Crown.
The just-dismissed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Sibusiso Shongwe was not granted bail and was remanded
to Sidwashini correctional facility.
High Court Judge Qinisile Mabuza said he was a
flight risk and he was likely to interfere with witnesses if he were
released on bail.
All four face a series
of charges relating to the administration of justice in the kingdom, ruled
by King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch. The judges and
the minister were personally appointed by the King to their offices.
See
also
SWAZI
JUDICIAL CRISIS: FULL CHARGES
SWAZI
MINISTER OF JUSTICE ARRESTED
CJ
HAS HISTORY OF ABUSE OF POWER
CJ
BID TO CANCEL OWN ARREST WARRANT
ARREST
WARRANT FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
CJ
AND JAILED JOURNALISTS
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