Trial Updates

Current status of the trial: On July 25, 2014, Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu were sentenced to two years of prison following their conviction of contempt of court.  On December 3, 2014, the  Supreme Court of Swaziland made a decision not to dismiss the charges against Mr. Maseko and Mr. Makhubu on appeal, and Mr. Maseko and Mr. Makhubu remain in prison.

Full case summary, including links to some of the articles written and published by Mr. Maseko and Mr. Makhubu at issue in the case, are available here. The closing statement that Mr. Thulani Maseko read during trial on June 5, 2014, is available here. The charge sheet is available here. An interim judgment (not the final judgment) in the case is available here.

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