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Protesters run for cover as they clash with Eswatini anti-riot police in 2018 in Manzini during a protest against low wages. Recently, the youth have been protesting against police brutality after the death of law student Thabani Nkomonye. Eswatini Youth Demand Justice After Thabani Nkomonyeâs Mysterious Death
Eswatini youth rally up to demand justice for the late law student whose mysterious death reeks of police brutality.
Last week, the youth of Eswatini took to the streets of Manzini, one of the kingdom s major cities, to protest and demand justice for the mysterious death of Thabani Nkomonye (25), believed to have died at the hands of the police. The story of Thabani, a law student at the University of Eswatini (UNESWA), is similar to that of many others who have suffered violence at the hands of local police with no one being held accountable. Earlier in the week, a video of three members of
WATCH: Crackdown by cops on Eswatini protesters after law student slain
By Staff Reporter
ZWELI MARTIN DLAMINI
Pretoria - Eswatini police allegedly fired tear gas and live ammunition at thousands of mourners who attended the memorial service of murdered university student Thabane Nkomonye over the weekend.
This was after the youth in that country took to the streets in the capital, Manzini, demanding justice for the slain law student.
Swaziland News reported earlier that Nkomonye was allegedly killed by the police before his body was dumped at Nhlambeni, about 3km away from Manzini.
His car was later discovered at Matsapha police station. The car had a bullet hole in it. This prompted a march organised by the University of Eswatini students and the Swaziland National Union of Students, who demanded justice for Nkomonye.