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Communist Party of Swaziland -Campaigns office 8 may 2013
CONDITION OF CDE DERRICK IN SIDWASHINI PRISON IS A WORRY
Today was the third court appearance of the three political prisoners arrested at the APRIL 19 TH SWAYOCO MSUNDUZA RALLY against the Mswati anti democracy elections. 1. Comrades Maxwell Dlamini - Secretary General of (SWAYOCO) 2. Mfanawenkhosi ‘Boer’ Mtshali -Central Committee member of the CPS 3. Derrick Nkhambule - Campaigns Coordinator in CPS Peasant Commission. They are all charged with Sedition and are kept in hostile conditions at the notorious Sidwashini Remand Centre in Mbabane. were all due to appear in the Mbabane magistrate court today. As reported few days ago on the bad health situation of Cde Derrick Nkhambule, he was not able to attend court today as his situation deteriorates. The prison authorities are refusing our cdes access to basics including medical demands. The prison is isolating them because the warders have already issued judgment to the cdes. They denial them rights to fair treatment as a sentence for what they allege treason crime for plotting against Mswati, a crime the prison has already issued a sentence to. Our cdes will not receive the necessary rights in these institutions and the regime is prepared to keep them long under the selectively harsh conditions. This will survive as the Mswati regime continues to deny they are political prisoners when they are because it wants to close the international human rights organisations from setting the standards such prisoners held by such a regime. We call upon international human rights organisations to act against the human rights violations in Swaziland and claim the responsibility over the lives of our comrades for their safely and health. We are encouraged by the ceaseless fight for their prison rights of our comrades even under risky and hostile conditions inside the prison. Their next appearance is the 14 th May 2013 pending committal to High Court. Their representative has already filed papers in the High Court for their bail application. We stand side by side with the families who are battling to cover their family responsibilities at this time of their members persecution by the Mswati regime. We demand for the unconditional release of all political prisoners, the Unbanning of political parties and the safe return of all Swazi exiles. FORWARD WITH THE BREAK THE CHAINS CAMPAIGN For details contact; Goodwill du-Pont Head of Campaigns -CPS Mobile: +27794724508 Email: goodwilldpnt@gmail.com
This is very bad news about Comrade Derrick Nkhambule.
ReplyDeleteOne always thinks of Sipho Jele and knows the brutality of makosethive's repressive regime.
But many are watching and mswati must wake up and be removed from this nightmare he is causing in our beloved Swaziland. Once the monarchy and tinkhundla are gone the healing can begin.