Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Israel of committing crimes against humanity, extermination and even acts of genocide, by intentionally depriving Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip of basic products necessary for survival. According to the organization, the Israeli authorities have intentionally prevented Palestinians in Gaza from accessing drinking water and sanitation...
The Islamic community is accusing some "high-ranking" members of the government of colluding with kidnapping syndicates in the country. Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda challenged the community to provide proof, and called the accusation "emotional". In reaction to Ronda's reading and proposals, the former president of the Portuguese Bar Association...
Former Finance Minister Manuel Chang is being held in the United States on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and involvement in a money laundering scheme. The financial default damaged the Mozambican state by more than 2.7 billion US dollars. Manuel Chang's trial was scheduled to begin on...
Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda has called for the adoption of a strict penal framework for kidnapping crimes, which he says are related to cybercrime and money laundering. The wave of kidnappings, mainly of businesspeople of Asian origin, has been going on in Maputo, Matola and other cities in the country since 2011....
The US Department of Justice has dropped the indictment against Manuel Chang for conspiracy to commit securities fraud. In the meantime, the former Finance Minister will answer for two other crimes, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), through the Asset Management Office, has launched a public tender for the selection and hiring of a company specializing in rental management, control, custody and conservation of real estate. The aim is for the private sector to manage assets of illicit origin...
The government says it will continue to prioritize the training of magistrates and other players in the justice sector in order to respond fully to new challenges, especially terrorism, transnational crime, maritime crime, economic-financial crime, cybercrime and crime against wildlife and biodiversity. The guarantee was given by the Minister for Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Helena...
The Attorney General of the Republic, Beatriz Buchili, suspects that there are deputies in the Assembly of the Republic who know the identity of the main principals in drug trafficking, and is therefore calling for them to be denounced. "In your speeches, some distinguished deputies have hinted that they know the principals, some of whom are white collar," she said. She regrets the fact that...
The Attorney General of the Republic, Beatriz Buchili, revealed today in the Assembly of the Republic that last year the Public Prosecutor's Office registered 1,349 cases of corruption crimes, representing a reduction of 290 cases (21%) compared to 2022, when it registered 1,639 cases. A total of 1,374 cases were closed, 966 were indicted, 408 were closed and 622 were carried over...
The Central Office for Combating Organized and Transnational Crime (GCCCOT) has opened criminal proceedings against two nationals accused of terrorist crimes in Cabo Delgado province. The accused were picked up by the police authorities after being caught in March last year, in the town of Mocímboa da Praia, in possession of...