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Swaziland's communists welcome UN's condemnation of King Mswati III's oppression of student protest
The party calls for the monarch to be charged with crimes against humanity
Charles and Camilla Windsor greet King Mswati III and wife Inkhosikati LaMbikiza of Swaziland as they arrive for a dinner at Buckingham Palace, London in 2012
THE Communist Party of Swaziland welcomed a UN statement condemning excessive use of force by the security services today — calling for King Mswati III to be charged with crimes against humanity.
“Mswati III, as the military’s commander in chief, is directly responsible for the death of over 70 people, the wounding and maiming of hundreds, and the arrest of close to 700 protesters since June this year,” the party said.
“These attacks on an unarmed population flowed from direct commands issued by the absolute monarch.”
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