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eSwatini police arrest opposition leaders, activists: Parties
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| Contributor | Bojicat |
| Last Edited | Bojicat Dec 21, 2019 08:28pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | AlJazeera |
| News Date | Sunday, December 22, 2019 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Police in eSwatini - formerly known as Swaziland - have arrested the head of the southern African country's largest opposition party and several other politicians and activists in raids on their houses, their parties said.
The operations on Friday took place as people's anger against King Mswati III, an absolute monarch, has swelled in the past year.
Police Commissioner William Dlamini told reporters the police had "invited some individuals to assist us in our enquiries pertaining to state security information", but denied that any of them been arrested or detained.
A spate of anti-monarchy demonstrations have taken place across eSwatini this year. Some have turned violent with police using teargas, stun grenades and water cannon to disperse stone-throwing protesters. |
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