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UNISWA students ordered to explain their role in vandalism

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MBABANE-Five UNISWA students have been called upon to explain their involv-ement in the vandalism of property that occurred during the last class boycott.

The five are students at the Kwaluseni campus where a lot of university property was damaged during the protest.

According to a source the five were served with letters from the Vice Chancellor’s office requesting them to explain in writing their role in the vandalism of property.

Property worth E95 000 was destroyed in Kwaluseni campus alone during the class boycott a month ago.

The five were served with the letters a week ago and they have already submitted their written explanations.

The source said amongst the five there were LLB students.

Two of the five are running for seats in the Students Representative Committee (SRC).

He said it remained unknown how the administration spotted those who were involved in the vandalisation of the property as there were many students marching around the campus.

"We do not know how they chose the five but to many students this has been viewed as victimisation," he said.

The source further alleged that the five were not the only ones who got the letters but this week the Vice Chancellor’s office had dished out more letters to other students.

The recent ones were given on Tuesday afternoon and the students are yet to respond.

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He also revealed that the five were told that what they were going to write in the explanatory letters might be used against them in a disciplinary hearing.

The students who were requested to write the letters were those who were most active in the students’ politics.

The source also said that the students denied any involvement in the vandalism of the property.

UNISWA Corporate Affairs Registrar Ambrose Gama confirmed that there were students who had been served with letters to explain the role they had in vandalising university’s property.

"Yes, I am aware that the Vice Chancellor’s office sent letters to only five students to give a written explanation about their role in the vandalism,"he said.

He said the writing of the explanatory letters did not mean they were going to be charged.

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