Muslim visitors to Swaziland say they were
‘terrorised’ by local police.
The Imam of Ezulwini Islamic Centre, Feroz Ismail, said
guests had visited the kingdom from across Africa for a graduation and Jasla
Ceremony.
The Times of Swaziland newspaper on Wednesday
(23 November 2016) reported him saying the guests, ‘were abused while in the country.
They informed me that they were terrorised by the police while visiting some
tourist attraction areas including the glass and candle factory.’
He said police
demanded that the visitors produce their passports and other documents required
for visitors to be in the country.
The Times reported Ismail saying, ‘They were
ferried in police vehicles to their hotel rooms as the officers demanded that
they immediately produce documents which proved that they were in the country
legally.’
This is
not the first time police have been heavy-handed with Muslims. In September
2016, it was reported undercover police were infiltrating Muslim mosques to
attend Friday prayers.
The Times, the
only independent daily newspaper in the overwhelmingly Christian kingdom,
reported that police were suspected of monitoring the
Muslim community.
There has
been increased tension in Swaziland as a parliamentary select committee has been
investigating ‘Asians’ in the belief that many are in the kingdom illegally.
See also
ASIANS
EVICTED FROM HOME
ALL
ASIANS BANNED FROM SWAZILAND
VERBAL
ASSUALTS ON SWAZILAND’S ASIANS
RACISM IN
SWAZILAND’S ‘TIMES SUNDAY’
‘UNDERCOVER
COPS INFILTRATE MOSQUE’
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