A legal challenge is to be made in Swaziland to declare the kingdom's Suppression of Terrorism Act (STA) unconstitutional.
People who have protested for democratic change in Swaziland have been arrested and charged under the act for 'sedition'. No political Party is allowed to contest elections in Swaziland and all organisations that call for democratic change have been branded 'terrorists' under the STA.
People have been charged under the STA for a number of alleged crimes, including carrying banners displaying the names of banned organisations, wearing berets or T-shirts with slogans written on them, and praising individuals who have stood up for democracy.
The STAwas introduced in November 2008 following an attempted bombing of the Lozitha Bridge, near one of the King's 13 palaces in September that year.
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