KING MSWATI- SIBAYA

“It was reported that King Mswati unleashed soldiers to kill civilians, how was that even possible after reports that I fled the country? Protestors killled each other”.

        MINISTER PRINCESS SIKHANYISO-BBC

“There are mercenaries in the country killing the people”.

     EX-ARMY COMMANDER JEFFERY SHABALALA

           (Electronic evidence- Swaziland News)

“The King summoned us into a meeting and we told him, it wasn’t possible because there was fire almost everywhere along the way. He asked us: Why don’t we shoot the people so you can pass through?.

       PRIME MINISTER CLEOPAS DLAMINI- BBC

“People were protecting their properties and in that process they were shooting back and of course the police also, were shooting. So I am not saying the police didn’t kill anyone but I am saying not everybody who died was killed by the police”,