Lucky have you approached Amnesty International to have them declared Prisoners of Conscience? This might put some pressure for their release....
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Lucky Lukhele <[email protected]> wrote: > YOUTH LEADERS DENIED BAIL > > SSN- statement: 06 May 2011 > > The two youth leaders who were incarcerated during the April 12 uprising, > Maxwell Dlamini and Musa Ngubeni, have been denied bail. It took the > Magistrate, Florence Msibi, only two minutes to deliver her unjust judgment. > This is despite the fact that the hearing had been postponed three times. > > In her judgment, the Magistrate shocked the court audience by justifying her > judgment with the claim that the outcry against the leaders’ charge of being > in possession of explosives and incendiary materials could not guarantee the > safety of the community and the public. > > There is hope, however, in the fact that their lawyer is taking the matter > to the Swaziland High Court for review. An issue that is most urgent is that > Maxwell needs to write the rest of his university exams, having already > missed one paper. > > Despite the fact that the case is obviously political, we had high hopes > that the two would be set free as this appears like an open and shut case. > We urge all comrades to put pressure on the government to stop their time > wasting tactics and set these leaders free. > > > > Issued by the Swaziland Solidarity Network [SSN] > > Contact: > > Lucky Lukhele –spokesperson > > 072 502 4141 > > -- > Lucky Lukhele- SSN spokesperson > Tell:011 339 3621 > Fax: 0866135762 > Mobile: 072 502 4141 > Email: [email protected] > > -- > NEW!!!! SSN FORUM IS ON FACEBOOK!!!! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Swaziland > Solidarity Network Forum Google Group. > Visit the group home page at > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for > more options, pages and files. > To post to the group, send email to > [email protected] or reply to this message. > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > -- NEW!!!! SSN FORUM IS ON FACEBOOK!!!! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum Google Group. Visit the group home page at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for more options, pages and files. To post to the group, send email to [email protected] or reply to this message. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
