THULANI Maseko, a human rights lawyer and influential opponent in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), was shot dead Saturday night at his home, his political party confirmed Sunday, hours after a speech of defiance by the king against opponents of his absolute rule.
Thulani Maseko, 52, “was shot dead last night by unknown gunmen in his home.
The assassins shot him through the window while he was in the house with his family,” Sikelela Dlamini, secretary general of the Swaziland MultiStakeholder Forum, a coalition of opposition parties, associations and churches calling for democratic reforms, which Maseko founded, told AFP.
“We still lack details, and because of the trauma inflicted on his family members, they are not yet ready to talk,” Dlamini said.
The bald-faced human rights lawyer had filed a lawsuit against King Mswati III for renaming the country Eswatini by decree, saying it was against the constitution. In 2014, Maseko and the
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