Swaziland's People's United Democratic Movement's (PUDEMO) has reported that its President Mario Masuku has fallen 'critically ill' in prison where he is on remand awaiting trial on a sedition charge.
PUDEMO is banned in Swaziland as a 'terrorist organisation' and is widely regarded as the main opposition political party in Swaziland, where King Mswati III rules as sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch. All political parties are barred from taking part in elections and most are banned outright in the kingdom.
PUDEMO said in a statement, Masuku was 'suffering from pneumonia due to a combination of various horrible conditions he has been exposed to. He has grown physically weak, pale, lost weight and has lost part of his eyesight.'
Masuku has been on remand at Zakhele since 1 May 2014 when he was arrested during a police clampdown on May Dayworkers celebrations and charged with sedition.
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