to the Court of Appeal.
2.
The Swazi Courts try cases where parties are ethnic Swazis and apply Swazi law
and.custom. There's no legal representation in these courts, dependants have the
right to speak on their own behalf Sentences are subject to review and to appeal
to the High Court and Court of Appeal. The Public Prosecutor has a right to
decide which court should hear a case. but in practice the police usually make
that determination. Accused persons have the right to transfer their cases from
the Swazi National Courts to the Magistrate's court.
B. CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.
1
Citizens are able to exercise this right. The King appoints the Prime Minister and
in consultation with the Prime Minister also appoints Cabinet, Senior Civil
Servants and heads of government offices.
2. Citizens of Swaziland elect 55 members of the house of Assembly and His Majesty
appoints 10 members to bring the number to 65. Municipal elections were held in
August by secret ballot to select councils in the nine cities and towns across the
country. About 70% of eligible voters registered to vote and voting proceeded
without interference or intimidation.
3. Through a consultative process with the Swazi nation, His Majesty the King
realized the need for political reform and as such in 1996 he appointed a 30 member
Constitutional Review Commission with the purpose of reviewing the 1968
constitution, carrying out civil education and collect views from the citizens in the
different constituencies.
4. The Constitutional review Commission has gone a long way
in carrying out its mandate by compiling a constitutional framework Including portions
of the 1968 constitution, the 1993 decree as currently amended and the 1992
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