MBABANE: Wandile Dludlu, the Secretary General of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO)alleged that National Organizer Penuel Malinga was attacked by military agents who fired forty-eight(48) bullets.
Superintendent Phindile Vilakati, the Police Spokesperson, had not responded at the time of compiling this report.
Political activist Penuel Malinga was attacked allegedly by State agents on Tuesday night, his car worth R1million was burnt.
In a public statement released on Wednesday, the PUDEMO Secretary General said Malinga was attacked by a battalion of military State assassins.
“A double cap Toyota GD6 similar to those used before by the State military parked almost a kilometer away to dispatch a battalion of assassins, who landed at least 48 bullets in and around the house where our leader slept with his entire family. The well-orchestrated operation took a good 10 minutes, wherein military agents of the regime ran amok all corners of the house, even on the roof shooting indiscriminately. They then proceeded to soak with flammable substance his car, a Ford Ranger worth 1million Emalangeni which was parked outside and then threw an explosive which exploded in seconds to a full ball of fire, leaving absolutely no opportunity to extinguish it as they cut off the water pipe which could be used to put out the fire,”reads the statement in part.
A Ford Ranger worth R1million was burnt allegedly by State agents.