[SPAM] Swaziland King Mswati III Order Countrymen To Marry 5 Wives Or Be Jailed

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Verification: Swaziland King Mswati III denies ordering men to marry more wives

The post circulating on social media is false. The king of Swaziland did not pass any such order. He denies it in the following posts published in THE ZAMBIAN BSERVER and BULAWAYO

Swaziland King Mswati denies ordering men to marry more wives

In a statement published by Swazi Observer, spokesperson to the government, Percy Simelane, the government will continue to appeal for morality, responsible behaviour and professionalism among journalists and indeed, the general public. : Read more

King Mswati denies ordering men to marry more wives
The leader of the Kingdom of Eswatini King Mswati III has denied reports that have gone viral on the internet alleging he has ordered the men of Eswatini to marry more than one wife or face jail term.

In a statement issued on Monday Government Spokesperson Percy Simelane said, “The current dispatch titled marry more wives or face jail quoting the King are not only an insult to the monarchy but a disgrace to journalism

“His majesty has not made any pronouncement to that effect and it has never been an issue raised by Emaswatini.”

Simelane said they are demanding the newspaper that broke the story to provide the statement from the King which they quoted from: Read more

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Post Date: 22 May 2019

Post ID: #72543