MBABANE:Alpheous Nxumalo,the Government Spokesperson says the International Criminal Court(ICC) has no jurisdiction to prosecute crimes against humanity committed within eSwatini.
This comes after this Swaziland News reported that Bongnkosi ‘IB’ Dlamini,the Convenor of the United Eswatini Diaspora(UED)was invited by investigators of the ICC last week for a briefing and presentation of more evidence ahead of a possible investigation into Mswati’s crimes against humanity.
Mswati,an absolute Monarch stands accused of unleashing his soldiers and the police to shoot and kill dozens of civilians merely for demanding demanding reforms.
But in a public statement released on Monday,Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo said most cases of the ICC came through tribal or ethnic armed conflicts,guerrilla wars,or interstate’s aggressions,he denied that such was happening in eSwatini.
“It is only when there is a litany of serious crimes,well documented by various authentic and independent legal bodies, and after corroborating and undeniable evidences of such allegations,that the ICC can start to formally investigate,”reads the Government statement in part.
On another note,Bongnkosi ‘IB’ Dlamini,the Convenor of the United Eswatini Diaspora(UED)said the developments suggest that Swazis might get justice after the killing of civilians by Mswati.
King Mswati.