MANZINI: King Mswati’s police opened fire and shot Sibusiso Vilakati, a disabled member of the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) during the “justice for human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko” protest on Friday.
Eswatini Police Spokesperson Superintendent Phindile Vilakati had not responded at the time of compiling this report.
Hundreds of political activists from various political parties marched to the Manzini Regional Police Headquarters,demanding justice for the prominent lawyer.
Maseko, a member of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) was the Chairperson of the pro-democracy MultiStakeholder Forum(MSF). He was assassinated,allegedly,by Mswati’s State agents on Saturday evening.
It has been disclosed that other political activists were shot, but the number of casualties could be not ascertained.
Sibusiso Vilakati was shot by a Mswati police.