Swaziland police have
admitted killing a man in their custody who they allegedly tortured, according to local media.
The 35-year-old Mozambican
barber, Luciano Reginaldo Zavale, popularly known as Melusi, had
reportedly been taken to Manzini police station to be questioned about a
stolen CD writer.
The Observer Sunday newspaper
reported (14 June 2015) that police were alleged to have made
the admission to killing Melusi during a meeting with the deceased man’s
parents and officials from the Association of Mozambicans in Manzini.
Police later denied making
the admission. Swazi police Deputy Information and Communications Officer
Inspector Phindile Vilakati told the newspaper, ‘We do take responsibility that
he died in our premises but investigations are still ongoing to find out what
really happened.’
Meanwhile, about 300
people demonstrated outside Manzini Police Station on Saturday and closed
streets as they demanded answers to the circumstances of Melusi’s death.
Some people also went to Dups Funeral Home in an attempt to see Melusi’s body
so they could examine the extent of his injuries, but they were denied entry.
National
Commissioner of Police Isaac Magagula said
he could neither deny nor confirm the allegations
of torture, he said a post-mortem would be conducted to determine Melusi’s actual
cause of death.
See also
‘POLICE TORTURE SUSPECT TO DEATH’
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