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SA bail-out of Swazi King a betrayal
8 June 2011
Bail-Out a Betrayal!

The Swaziland Democracy Campaign deeply regrets the bail-out that has been granted to King Mswati and the illegitimate regime in Swaziland by the South African Government. It is reliably reported that the sum of R1.2 billion is to be handed over, to a regime that is notoriously bad at both managing the national treasury, and preventing the chronic misuse of funds for corrupt purposes. While the terms and conditions of the bail-out have still to be fully disclosed, one thing that we can be certain of is that a significant amount of it will go to maintaining the state repressive apparatus.

In other words, those who have willingly taken orders to ‘throttle’ democracy activists, to imprison students and consciously ruin their educational opportunities, to detain and harass respected community activists, who use force to intimidate all those who legitimately raise their concerns, and it has to be said, who callously murdered Comrade Sipho Jele, are to be rewarded for their loyalty to a morally and financially bankrupt regime. The South African government must reflect on this inhumane decision and at the very least disclose the terms of the bail out.

http://www.swradioafrica.com/pages/sabail280611.htm