Mario Masuku
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Mario Masuku is the leader of the People's United Democratic Movement
(PUDEMO), Swaziland
's banned opposition party.
He was born in the village of Makhosini. He attended Evelyn Baring High School.
Police arrested and imprisoned Masuku in Matsapha maximum security prison on charges of sedition
in 2001.
He was arrested again on November 15, 2008, under the Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2008. At the funeral of Musa Dlamini, who died while supposedly trying to bomb the Lozitha bridge, Masuka is alleged to have verbally supported recent bombings of government institutions. He was acquitted and discharged at the High Court on September 21, 2009 after spending 340 days in prison.
People's United Democratic Movement
The People's United Democratic Movement is the largest opposition party in Swaziland. Formed in 1983, it is led by pro-democracy activist Mario Masuku...
(PUDEMO), Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
's banned opposition party.
He was born in the village of Makhosini. He attended Evelyn Baring High School.
Police arrested and imprisoned Masuku in Matsapha maximum security prison on charges of sedition
Sedition
In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...
in 2001.
He was arrested again on November 15, 2008, under the Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2008. At the funeral of Musa Dlamini, who died while supposedly trying to bomb the Lozitha bridge, Masuka is alleged to have verbally supported recent bombings of government institutions. He was acquitted and discharged at the High Court on September 21, 2009 after spending 340 days in prison.