Mario Masuku

Mario Masuku (born 1951) is the leader of the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), Swaziland's banned opposition party.^[1]

He was born in the village of Makhosini. He attended Evelyn Baring High School.^[2]

Police arrested and imprisoned Masuku in Matsapha maximum security prison on charges of sedition in 2001.^[2]

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.^[3][4][5]

References

1. ^ Caesar Zvayi (2007). "Zimbabwe: Welcome Home Son of McGee". The Herald via allAfrica. http://allafrica.com/stories/200711270167.html. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Standing up to Swaziland's king". BBC News. 2002-02-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1795547.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
3. ^ Hager, Sarah (September 23rd, 2009). "Mario Masuku Acquitted in Swaziland". Amnesty International USA. http://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/mario-masuku-acquitted-in-swaziland/. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
4. ^ Nxumalo, Manqoba (September 22, 2009). "Mario Masuku a free man". Times of Swaziland. http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=10788. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
5. ^ Clottey, Peter (24 November 2008). "Swaziland's Opposition Leader Expected in Court Over Terrorism Charges". VOAnews.com (Voice of America). http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-11/2008-11-24-voa1.cfm?CFID=303210040&CFTOKEN=64058868&jsessionid=88308861071294ea642b4a2165f4f1b1f576. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 

External links

• Mario Masuku: 'A brief autobiography'
• Mario Masuku meets with senior Danish politician Mogens Lykketoft

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