Swaziland: Calls for probe into police torture allegations

The latest death of a suspect in police custody in Swaziland has triggered renewed calls from the public and human rights groups for a probe into allegations of torture. Mandla Ngubeni, 28, was taken in last Friday for questioning by police in Mbabane, the capital, along with seven other employees of Fast Towing Services after Lilangeni 28,494.2 (US $4,363) was found missing from the company. Ngubeni was discovered dead in a police cell at 04h00 on Saturday. His family was not notified of his whereabouts until 10h00 on Sunday.