The first two nationals sentenced by the Cabo Delgado Provincial Court to 28 and 30 years for terrorist financing crimes used Portuguese bank accounts to launder capital.

The Portuguese Judicial Police are already investigating the case.

According to a publication in the Portuguese newspaper "Express", the National Counter-Terrorism Unit (UNCT) of the Portuguese Judicial Police investigated the passage of two jihadists from Cabo Delgado through Portugal. "The two suspects used accounts in Portuguese banks to launder capital that was used to finance terrorist activities in northern Mozambique," reads the same publication.

Last week, the spokesperson for the III Meeting of the Provincial Prosecutor's Office and the National Criminal Investigation Service on money laundering and terrorist financing, Cármen MassicameHe said that the conviction of these citizens was the first national case to be finalized.

"The two defendants in the case were sentenced on September 4, 2024," said the spokeswoman.

Cármen Massicame also revealed that between January and August this year, 21 terrorism cases were registered, with a total of four defendants. Of these cases, 13 have already been tried, involving 19 defendants, 15 of whom have been sentenced to between eight and 30 years in prison, and 37 defendants are in pre-trial detention.

(Photo DR)