"An explosive and hostile Judge Mpendulo Simelane sentenced The Nation magazine editor Bheki Makhubu and columnist and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko to two years imprisonment without an option of a fine yesterday, sending shock waves to media practitioners locally and internationally," reports today's edition of weekly newspaper Observer on Saturday.
The Swazi News, a competing weekly newspaper, echoed the story of the judge's conduct by carrying the headline: 'Judge's tone was shocking - Human Rights Lawyers'.
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