The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) of Mozambique, Beatriz Buchilli, said today that magistrates and investigators are being the target of "intimidation attempts", especially those who are involved in cases linked to crimes of terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering, as well as in the recovery of assets in these cases. At the opening of the meeting...
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 Mozambican Association of Judges (AMJ) defends the financial independence of magistrates and judicial courts, as well as the redefinition of their competencies so that they are guaranteed security. During the national seminar to publicize the Ethical Commitment of Mozambican Judges, the president of the AMJ, Esmeraldo Matavele, demonstrated the urgency of the state granting autonomy...
The vice-president of the Supreme Court, João Beirão, calls on judges to comply with the Code of Conduct in their actions, avoiding proceeding on the basis of emotion, which necessarily involves a thorough and prudent analysis of cases before making a decision. According to João Beirão, the independence of the courts presupposes that they are served by judges...
The President of the Mozambican Association of Judges (AMJ), Esmeraldo Matavel, said yesterday, Friday (26), in Maputo, that his organization recognizes the existence of magistrates involved in acts of corruption that have led to their dismissal and expulsion. "We, as the Mozambican Association of Judges, recognize that there have been some cases of our fellow judges involved in...
Ten citizens, including magistrates and police officers, are accused by the Zambezia Public Prosecutor's Office of criminal association, failure to promote criminal proceedings and abuse of office, for having freed a Tanzanian drug trafficker in 2021. The case was opened in 2021, and the defendants are a public prosecutor, a judicial magistrate...
Last Friday, the Secretary of State for Sofala, Cecília Francisco Chamutota, called on magistrates to speed up procedures in order to respond to the demands of citizens who seek answers to their concerns from the justice system. The exhortation was made as part of the Magistrates' greeting visit to the Secretary of State on the occasion...
The Magistrates of the Public Ministry (MP) are angry with the current remuneration system, based on the controversial Single Salary Table (TSU) and demand meetings with the President of the Republic, warning that if the dialogue fails, they may resort to a general strike. Through a press release, the class says that a large part...
Judicial magistrates defend the amendment of the Criminal Law to accommodate situations not foreseen in the current one, taking into account the emergence of new crimes, such as those linked to terrorism, which currently affects the province of Cabo Delgado. Speaking on behalf of the judicial magistrates at the Annual Conference and Meeting of the Forum of Presidents of the Supreme Courts of the...
According to the Central Office for Combating Corruption (GCCC), in the first half of this year alone, more than 1,300 criminal cases were processed throughout the country. Of these cases, 678 have already been finalized, of which 518 were indicted. Curiously, the spokesperson for the Central Office for Combating Corruption,...