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Surely the voice of the struggling masses in Swaziland is reaching far and wide

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25th July 2014 marks yet another sad day when Mpendulo Simelane hammered yet another nail in freedom coffin. We are still shocked at the arrogance and lack of logic in the conduct of not only Mpendulo but the judiciary, not only from the minister himself, but he who is above the minister. The sentence is not far fetched from the conduct displayed by Mpendulo during the course of the case. Indeed he was right when he said the case was political.
We can now safely mourn the the death of the most essential aspect of credible judiciary; independence. There is no more doubt that indeed the courts are not impartial. Further this proves that more than two people are above the law in this country.
We have not forgotten that Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu are in jail not only for speaking the truth but for standing on the side of justice. it all began with the harassment and victimization of Bhantjana Gwebu in his line of duty. The two shared their thought on the how Michael Ramodibedi abused power and denied Bhantjana justice, interesting enough, Mpendulo features as he was the DPP then. It however comes as no shock that this is the price others will pay for defending the defenseless and poor workers.

IRALE wishes to condemn the abuse of law currently palying itself in the country. As an organization that subscribes to fundamental human rights, freedom of speech is is not a previlege but a basic right.it is our belief that Thulani Maseko and Bhekie Makhubu are persecuted for telling truth, and nothing else. Our take is that the problem is not Makhulu Baas per se but the system of a government that harbours and breeds dictators in all levels from top to the lowest of "structures" We wish to reitarate in a country with sound leadership, the CJ would be guaranteed of reprimand.
We wish to commend the spirit of the two new political prisoners, we wish to assure them that indeed their struggle is a noble struggle, and fully supported by many.
We also wish to state that as far as we concerned, the time has come for Swaziland to democratize, we are convinced that the people of Swaziland haave come of age, and that change is within grasp. We challenge all democratic formations to take up the challenge and glavarnize all forces and challenge the status quo.