24
Protection of freedom of movement
26.
(1)
A person shall not be deprived of the freedom of movement, that is to say, the right to
move freely throughout Swaziland, the right to reside in any part of Swaziland, the right to
enter Swaziland, the right to leave Swaziland and immunity from expulsion from Swaziland.
(2)
Any restriction on the freedom of movement of a person or residence that is involved
in the lawful detention of that person shall not be held to be inconsistent with or in
contravention of this section.
(3)
Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be
inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question
makes provision
(a)
(b)
for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within
Swaziland of any person or on the right of any person to leave Swaziland that
are reasonably required in the interests of defence, public safety or public
order;
for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within
Swaziland of persons generally or any class of persons that are reasonably
required in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality
or public health, and except so far as that provision or, as the case may be,
the thing done under the authority of
that law is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society;
(c)
for the imposition of restrictions, by order of a court, on the movement or
residence within Swaziland of any person or on the right of any person to
leave Swaziland either in consequence of having been found guilty of
criminal offence under the law of Swaziland or for the purpose of ensuring the
appearance of that person before a court at a later date for the trial of such a
criminal offence or for proceedings preliminary to trial or for proceedings
relating to the extradition or lawful removal from Swaziland of that person;
(d)
for the imposition of restrictions on the freedom of entry or movement of any
person who is not a citizen of Swaziland;
(e)
for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within
Swaziland of any person who holds or is acting in any public office;
(f)
for the removal of a person from Swaziland to be tried or punished in some
other country for criminal offence under the law of that other country or to
undergo imprisonment in some other country in execution of the sentence of
a court in respect of a criminal offence under the law of Swaziland of which
that person has been convicted; or
(g)
for the imposition of restrictions on the right of any person to leave Swaziland
that are reasonably required in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation
imposed on that person by law.
(4)
If any person whose freedom of movement has been restricted by virtue of such a
provision as is referred to in subsection (3)(a) so requests at any time during the period of that
restriction not earlier than three months after the order imposing that restriction was made or
three months after he last made such a request, as the case may be, the case of that person
shall be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration.
(5)
On any review by a tribunal in pursuance of subsection (4) of the case of any person
whose freedom of movement has been restricted, the tribunal may make recommendations
24
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents