SSN+Statement+on+arrest+and+torture+of+PUDEMO+activists

=**STATEMENT ON THE ARRESTS AND TORTURE OF PUDEMO ACTIVISTS IN SWAZILAND**= The oppressive royal regime of Swaziland never stops to amaze us with its undemocratic antics as a constant aversion to real issues affecting Swaziland. The un-abated royal plunder of people's resources and imposed cultural hegemony through the undemocratic royal Tinkundla system which prohibits political freedoms and bans political parties. The regime is filling its filthy jails with political activists from the main liberation movement and its youth wing in Swaziland, the Peoples' United Democratic Movement – PUDEMO. Over the last years the King Mswati III autocracy has derided the liberation forces with constant harassment and arbitrary arrests on trumped charges. Yesterday, the regime added to the litany of errors and terrible antics by the arrests of comrades IB Dlamini, the General Secretary of PUDEMO, who is currently kept at the torturing detention station in Lavumisa, South of Swaziland. All our comrades have been severely tortured since their round up and arrests from the beginning of November 2005 on the trumped charges of high treason and sedition. We demand visit by independent Doctors to check on them. One of the accused comrade's wife was also tortured to death this past Wednesday. The torturing methods used are intended to force the comrades to admit to the trumped charges (in order) to save their dear lives. The people of Swaziland have a right to use whatever means necessary and possible to destroy their enemy and set themselves free. No restraint can be measured against a destructive autocracy hell bent on bringing the country to a complete crisis and the solace the people have is to charge against the evils of tyranny and royal slavery with all their might and power at any cost for their freedom. We pledge our unwavering support to the oppressed people of Swaziland in this dreadful hour and have confidence in their course for freedom and liberty. We demand the release of our comrades with immediate effect and call on our government to act to stop this dangerous tendency and road King Mswati III want us to travel in Southern Africa. He must be stopped now before he plunges Swaziland to a full-scale war of retributions. Swaziland deserves better than this autocracy and permanent torture of political activists and prisoners. Isued by the SSN. For more information contact 072 502 4141
 * January 6, 2006**
 * Lucky Lukhele**