The Attorney General of the Republic, Beatriz Buchili, says that the prevention and fight against organized and transnational crime, namely terrorism, kidnapping, drug trafficking, corruption and money laundering, involves the prosecution of criminal cases by the Public Prosecutor's Office.

According to Buchili, the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), as an auxiliary body of the Attorney General's Office (PGR), will be responsible for drawing up files, collecting evidence and carrying out investigations.

"Only in this way will we be able to overcome the problems that still persist in relation to crime scene violations, contamination of evidence, illegal detentions, expired pre-trial detention periods and even the closing of cases even with evidence," said the magistrate, who was speaking yesterday, Tuesday (09), at the opening of the 10th national PGR/SERNIC meeting.

Speaking at the meeting in Maputo, which brings together provincial chief prosecutors, national directors, investigators, among other officials, the Attorney General said that the challenges posed by organized and transnational crime are linked to the actions taken by the Public Prosecutor's Office in other countries to investigate and define current strategies.

Even so, for Buchili, quoted by AIMHowever, the progress made in formal cooperation (with other countries) is insufficient to solve the problems of criminal investigation. For this reason, the Public Prosecutor's Office wants to design faster cooperation strategies that include the creation of a contact group of informal networks, as well as greater coordination with the international police (Interpol).

For his part, the representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Andres Del Castillo, made it known that his organization is available to provide ongoing support for initiatives aimed at consolidating legality.