MBABANE: Jacobus Annandale, the Supreme Court Judge who was hearing the bail appeal of the incarcerated pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs) Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube has urged the Nation to pray for them as they prepared the judgement.
After hearing submissions from the applicants and the Crown, Judge Annadale reserved the judgement and urged the Nation to pray for them so that they can deliver a fair judgement.
“We appeal for prayers so that we can deliver a fair judgement,” said the Supreme Court Judge.
Speaking to this Swaziland News after the hearing of the appeal, Sicelo Mngomezulu, a South African Correspondent Attorney representing the pro-democracy MPs said the judgement has been reserved.
“This means we will hear from the Judge once the judgement is ready. We noted that the Judge urged the Nation to pray for a fair judgement,” said the lawyer.
The MPs appeared on Friday for their appeal after being denied bail by Judge Mumcy Dlamini who was allegedly acting on an instruction from King Mswati.
According to an electronic evidence released by this Swaziland News, Jeffery Shabalala, the then Army Commander revealed that King Mswati issued a command to arrest the MPs merely for demanding democratic reforms, the MPs are facing terrorism charges.
MP Bacede Mabuza and lawyer Ben J Simelane during one of the court appearances.