By Musa Mdluli

MBABANE:Velaphi Mamba, a human rights defender says it was easy for the Trump administration to dump the alleged dangerous to eSwatini, a tiny Kingdom where the rule of law bends to a royal decree.

Writing for the Progressive International publication, the human rights defender said, the civil society activists have launched a lawsuit on the matter, “but there is little expectation of justice as the judiciary is commanded by the Throne”, the deal was facilitated by Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini.

“Worse still, it appears that the agreement with the US is for a total of 150 prisoners, suggesting that many are yet to arrive. The secrecy of this deal, and the fury it provoked, underscored a reality that ordinary people know too well: in Swaziland, the rule of law bends to royal decree. Parliament was never consulted, the courts were sidelined, and the Attorney General himself has declared the transfer unconstitutional, warning that it could make the country a target for violent reprisal. Yet legality means little when a king rules with absolute power. This scandal is part of a wider pattern. Swaziland is a dictatorship in which political parties have been banned for over fifty years. King Mswati III wields sweeping executive, legislative, and judicial powers, controls an economy marked by staggering inequality, and presides over one of the most repressive regimes in Africa,” writes the human rights defender.

On another note, the neighboring South Africa and other countries within the Southern African Development Community(SADC) region expressed security concerns after the dumping of the dangerous criminals.

But the Government released a statement, assuring the citizens and the neighboring States that, the criminals will not undermine regional security.