After successive postponements, the criminal case for the murder of journalist João Chamusse, which took place in December last year, was finally tried on August 27 at the Maputo Provincial Court..

According to the CDD newsletter, quoted by Media FaxDuring the trial session, the only defendant in the case, a young man identified as Elias Ezequiel Ndlate, confessed to being the perpetrator of the crime.

Asked why, he replied that he had murdered the journalist at the behest of a woman called Anabela Sitoe, an employee of the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration in the district of Katembe, allegedly linked to the Renamo party.

After the hearing of the defendant and the four declarants, the judge scheduled the reading of the sentence for September 27.

The defendant says he committed the crime in exchange for 50,000 meticais. According to the accused, Anabela Sitoe allegedly bought him drinks and instigated him to take the journalist's life and steal his computer.

Anabela Sitoe is the wife of the owner of the establishment where Chamusse was hanging out with friends near his home.

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