The
Swaziland Army continues to try to justify stripping people naked at border
crossings to see if they are carrying illegal goods.
The Army
said it did not use body scanners instead of strip-search because it did not have
any.
The
practice of inspecting the private parts of women with mirrors and stripping
suspects naked came to light after a woman
complained about her treatment.
Aspokesperson for the Umbutfo
Swaziland Defence Force (USDF) – as the Army is officially called – was quoted in the Swazi
Observer on Thursday (15 June 2017) saying, ‘Soldiers do not use scanners to search people
passing at the informal crossings and we are not yet planning to introduce
them. In fact, we do not have them.’
The
trouble occurs at informal crossing over the border between Swaziland and South
Africa. Locals who live within four kilometres of the border use them, often
daily.
The
spokesperson said if people cannot cope with the security measures, ‘they
should avoid using those crossings’.
The
newspaper reported, ‘He said USDF will not be stopped by such protests and they
will continue to search people as before.
See also
ARMY UNREPENTANT ON STRIP SEARCH
SOLDIERS INSPECT WOMAN’S PRIVATE PARTS
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