The Attorney General of the Republic says that the judicial magistrates and the Public Prosecutor's Office are prepared to deal with any electoral offenses that may arise during this election. Beatriz Buchili was speaking on Wednesday morning after performing her civic duty at Josina Machel Secondary School in Maputo City. Quoted in the...
Tag: magistrates
Government says it is looking for solutions to solve magistrates' problems
The government has revealed that it is still in talks with the judicial magistrates with a view to finding solutions to the problems that plague the class. This assurance was given today (03) by the Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Helena Kida, on the sidelines of the National Religious Conference. In a publication in the newspaper Notícias, she assured that the...
Government has no money for magistrates... but is considering giving them weapons for personal protection
The Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Helena Kida, said today that the government would not be able to satisfy some of the concerns in the magistrates' list of demands due to lack of budget. "We have come to the conclusion that some of the demands cannot be answered immediately... and resolving some issues of a purely financial nature requires a budget," she said, noting...
Beatriz Buchili demands discipline for magistrates to stop deviant behavior
The Attorney General of the Republic, Beatriz Buchili, argues that the Superior Council of the Judiciary of the Public Prosecutor's Office should tighten up the internal mechanisms for raising the ethics and deontology of internal staff, demanding that they fulfill their professional duties. According to Buchili, who was speaking yesterday, Thursday (05), in Maputo City, during the inauguration ceremony of the...
To curb expulsions and resignations, extended training period for judicial magistrates
A curriculum reform to be implemented at the Legal and Judicial Training Center (CFJJ) will extend the training period for judicial magistrates and public prosecutors. Teaching will increase from 12 months to 18 months, and the internship from six months to eight months. The pedagogical reform will later cover training...
Manica: Supreme Court trains magistrates on electoral offenses
Judicial magistrates and public prosecutors in the province of Manica, central Mozambique, are being trained in matters relating to electoral offenses and litigation. The aim of the training is to provide magistrates with knowledge about their participation in the management of the electoral process. Quoted by AIM, the president of the Supreme Court, Adelino Muchanga, said...
Judicial magistrates' strike suspended, but may go ahead at any time
Judicial magistrates today suspended the strike that had been scheduled to start this Friday (09) after talks with the government, announced the president of the Mozambican Association of Judges (AMJ). As Esmeraldo Matavele explained to journalists in Maputo, the reason for this is that for the first time since the demands were announced, the government has...
Kidnappers and their families, lawyers and magistrates involved in money laundering
Citizens involved in kidnapping schemes in the country use bank accounts belonging to family members, legitimate or fictitious companies, to launder money (money laundering) and hide its origin. According to a report by Mozambique's Financial Information Office (GIFiM), quoted by "Notícias", citizens from crucial sectors of the state structure are involved in this process....
Government admits magistrates' demands are legitimate
The Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, says that the complaints presented by the Judges' Association, as well as by the magistrates of the Public Prosecutor's Office, are legitimate. Quoted by the newspaper "O País", the Prime Minister also said that there is no crisis in the dialogue between the associations and the government and guarantees that the issues raised in the demands will be resolved. The...
On the road to strikes: Prosecutors submit their demands to the government
Today, Wednesday, July 17, the Mozambican Association of Public Prosecutors (AMMMP) submitted a set of demands to the government. According to a note from the AMMMP, the prosecutors are demanding autonomy and financial independence for the Public Prosecutor's Office; improved salaries, allowances and security. The AMMMP's decision was taken at a session of the General Assembly held on July 6....