MBABANE:Prince Sicalo,the Principal Secretary(PS) in the Ministry of Defense and State Security has been formally implicated under oath, as having played a role in the recent attempt to overthrow Felix Tshisekedi, the democratically elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC).
The influncial Prince was implicated by Marcel Malanga,the son to the late DRC rebel leader Christian Malanga,the rebel leader was killed by DRC soldiers while his son, apprehended together with other rebels,is currently on trial in the DRC Military Court.
Marcel Malanga told the Military Court that,his father was a refugee in Swaziland(eSwatini) and linked to the Prince who provided them with weapons including a bulletproof.
As reported by this Swaziland News earlier,Christian Malanga and other rebels were allegedly provided with military training,State documents including passports by the Prince and the eSwatini Government while the coup against the DRC Government was being planed in the Kingdom of eSwatini.
On another note, the Voice of America(VOA) reported that, Mercel Malanga and others face a number of charges,many punishable by death, including terrorism, murder and criminal association.
“Malanga's 21-year-old son, Marcel Malanga, who is a U.S. citizen, and two other Americans are on trial for their alleged roles in the attack. All three requested an interpreter to translate the proceedings from French to English.Malanga's son was the first to be questioned by the judge, who asked him to confirm his name and other personal details. The military official chosen to translate for him was apparently unable to understand English well. Eventually, a journalist was selected from the media to replace him, but he too had trouble translating numbers and the details of the proceedings”, the Voice of America(VOA) reported.
The late rebel leader Christian Malanga and his son Marcel Malanga(pic: supplied).