MBABANE:Bongnkosi ‘Bongo’ Nkambule, a member of the Communist Party of Swaziland(CPS) has been charged with terrorism as King Mswati’s Government intensifies crackdown against pro-democracy activists, University students and human rights defenders who were leading the recent political unrest.
Nkambule who appeared in court this week,has been arrested and charged for allegedly burning a police vehicle and a national flag, the State alleges that this, amounts to terrorism.
The CPS is one of the most active political parties on the ground in the fight against King Mswati’s autocratic rule.
Political parties are banned in eSwatini and human rights defenders and independent journalists are arrested, tortured or even killed for demanding democracy.
In January 2023, King Mswati allegedly unleashed his mercenaries and security forces to assassinate human rights lawyer Thulani Rudolf, the Chairperson of the pro-democracy MultiStakeholder Forum(MSF).
Arrested Bongnkosi Bongo Nkambule(pic: CPS media).