Rights, media freedom under attack in Swaziland

Human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko has again rattled the Swaziland government - this time from jail after he wrote a letter that appears to have upset the monarchy and resulted in solitary confinement as punishment.

Sentenced to two years in prison, Maseko was accused of contempt of court together with the editor of the Nation magazine, Bheki Makhubu, for writing and publishing articles on threats to the independence of Swaziland's judiciary.

In one article they criticised Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi's handling of a contempt case against Bhantshana Gwebu, the government's chief vehicle inspector who had detained a car that was carrying former high court judge Esther Ota.

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