MBABANE :Students who had come to support the incarcerated pro-democracy MPs Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were blocked from entering the High Court by Mswati’s police allegedly for not wearing face masks.
Police Spokesperson Phindile Vilakati declined to comment on the matter.
Speaking to this Swaziland News, Mlamuli Masuku one of the students who had come to support the MPs under the Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) banner said the police ordered them to buy face masks at Mangwaneni which is over a kilometer away instead of nearby stalls.
“The police officers are saying we should go back to Mangwaneni and buy masks before joining the crowd.They also claimed that SNUS was troublesome", he said.
Students were blocked from entering High Court.