Times Of Swaziland: KHWAPHENI RESIDENT ARRESTED  FOR DEFYING PRINCE LOGCOGCO

KHWAPHENI RESIDENT ARRESTED  FOR DEFYING PRINCE LOGCOGCO
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 BY EUGENE DUBE  on 24/03/2014 04:13:00


MANZINI – A resident of Khwapheni in Mafutseni has been arrested and charged
for defying Prince Logcogco.
The senior prince, who is also Liqoqo Chairman, has taken one of his residents
to court for holding meetings without his authority.
The resident is from one of the areas that fall directly under Gundvwini Royal
Kraal.
The prince opened a case against Dumisani Dlamini (70) and he appeared before
Principal Magistrate David Khumalo on Friday where he was charged with
contravening Section 13 of the Swazi Administration Act 79 of 1950.
It was alleged that Dlamini was calling community meetings without getting
authority from the prince who is an overseer of Khwapheni Royal Kraal.
During his appearance in court, Dlamini was represented by Titus Mlangeni. After
the charge sheet was read to the accused person, Mlangeni applied for bail but
the Crown opposed it.
However, there was confusion as the accused person thought that the bail
application was not opposed and he walked out of the courtroom with his client.
While they were in the corridors, police officers were instructed to keep the
accused person in custody.
Mlangeni then asked the court to clarify the Crown’s reply on the bail
application and it was said that the application was denied on the basis that
there possibilities that a conflict could ensue if the accused person goes back
to his place of residence.
Prosecutor Macebo Nxumalo from the DPP’s chambers said the bail application
was opposed because it had been gathered that the accused person would interfere
with the State witnesses.
“There is prove that the accused person would interfere with the state
witnesses if he could be released on bail and there are possibilities that a
conflict could ensue,” the prosecutor said.
Dlamini was remanded in custody until tomorrow when the crown would lead the
court in evidence to prove that indeed the accused person would interfere with
the State witnesses and that there were possibilities that a fight could ensue
if Dlamini could go back to his place of residence.
This means that Dlamini will spend three days in custody before he appears in
court again.