Eswatini Denies Harassing Widow of Slain Rights Lawyer

The spokesperson for the Eswatini government is denying that it has been harassing the widow of slain human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko. Maseko, chair of the Multi-Stakeholders Forum, was killed in his home in January last year. His widow, Tanele, has accused the government of being behind the assassination of her husband. Eswatini government spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo, tells VOA’s James Buttty, he only told the widow to prove her allegations that the government was responsible for the death of her husband.