PUDEMO leadership arrested Lucky Lukhele, 7 November 2008
The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) would like to inform the world of
the arrest of PUDEMO and SWAYOCO leadership and other comrades at the
Mbabane old bus rank while preparing to embark on a march to the Prime
Minister's office to deliver a petition.
They are currently detained in police vans and have been held there for
more than two hours at the time of releasing this statement.
The arrested leaders include President of The People's United Democratic
Movement [PUDEMO] Comrade Mario Masuku, SWAYOCO Secretary General
Comrade Thabile Zwane and SWAYOCO Organising Secretary Comrade Themba
Mabuza.
The march to the Prime Minister's office was to deliver a petition which
carried these demands:
1. The bringing into trial of the 15 PUDEMO and SWAYOCO members
charged with Treason for alleged the 2005 bombing of government building
failure to which drop the charges. These comrades have been out on
stringent bail conditions since their release in March 2006. " Justice
delayed is justice denied".
2. The releasing to the public of the Commission of Inquiry Report
ordered by the then Chief Justice Jacobus Annandale on 10th March 2006
into the torture and assault of the PUDEMO and SWAYOCO comrades during
their interrogation and while in detention in 2005/6 on the said Treason
charges.
The Swaziland Solidarity Network supports the demands contained in this
Petition and calls for their addressing with immediate effect.
Furthermore the Swaziland Solidarity Network, demands that:
* The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson
South African President HE Kgalema Motlanthe to removes King Mswati 111
from the position of Chairman of the organ Troika with immediate effect
and push for the democratisation process in Swaziland.
* The Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of
States Extra-ordinary meeting to be held on the 9th November 2008 in
South Africa to put on the Swaziland question on its agenda.
* The Southern African Development Community (SADC) to adopt the
report of the Commonwealth Expert Team dated 24th September, 2008 on the
recently held Swaziland National Elections.
The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) through its Chairperson Cde.
Solly Mapaila, has today sent a petition on the Swazi issue to His
Excellency President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, in his capacity
as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
This seeks to request him to put more focus on Swaziland.
Issued by the Swaziland Solidarity Network [SSN]
Lucky Lukhele, 072 502 4141, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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