12 CORRUPTION CASES IN COURT’S CURRENT ROLL

MBABANE – The Executive arm of government and the Judiciary have worked hand in hand to ensure that at least 12 corruption cases are heard in the current court roll.

This was revealed by the Prime Minister (PM) Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, who was asked what government was doing to fight corruption.
“We are pleased to reveal that there are 12 corruption cases which will be heard and we have been assured that there will be more included in the following court rolls following the employment of new judges,” said the PM. Among the alleged corruption cases is that of Senator Sibusiso Shongwe, who is the former Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister.

Members of Parliament (MPs) had complained about the non-handling of most of the matters after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had made arrests, stating that the inaction on these matters always watered down the King’s speech who spoke strongly against corruption every year. This year, the King in his Speech from the Throne, said it was laudable that corruption was on the decrease and said the goal was not to decrease it but to eliminate it.

“The approval of judges of the High Court specialising in corruption, commercial and related crimes, is a commendable step towards addressing some of the existing shortcomings in the judiciary,” said the King.

He also recognised the fact that the country now had a full Swazi bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal, stating that this made the country fully compliant with the provisions of the country’s constitution. “We now need to ensure that those found guilty are brought to book and illicit assets recovered as soon as possible,” he said.

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