The reading of the sentences of the 19 defendants implicated in the Undeclared Debts (Dívidas não Ocultas), which caused an embezzlement of more than 2.2 billion from the Mozambican state, began today (Wednesday 30) in the Supreme Court tent, installed on the grounds of the Maximum Security Prison in Machava (B.O), in Maputo.

According to the judge in the case, Efigénio Baptista, the judgment is 1,388 pages long and was drawn up three months after the seizure of assets, which is still ongoing. And because of the number of pages, "it will take between four and five days", he predicted.

Today's session began with the reading of the provisional charges brought by the Public Prosecutor's Office against each of the defendants in the case.

Bruno Langa, provisional indictmentThe two crimes are: abuse of trust; use of false authority; and two crimes of prohibited weapons; association to commit crime, passive corruption for an illicit act and money laundering.

Teófilo Nhangumele, provisional indictmentThe crimes were: blackmail, four counts of forgery of documents; use of a false document; abuse of trust; passive corruption for an illegal act; association to commit crime; money laundering.

Cipriano Cisinho Mutota, provisional indictmentabuse of trust; money laundering; passive corruption for an illegal act; association to commit crime.

Armando Ndambi Guebuza, provisional indictmentblackmail; association to commit crime; four crimes of forgery of other documents; use of a false document; passive corruption for an illegal act; abuse of trust and money laundering.

Gregório Leão José (Barros), provisional indictmentmoral co-authorship: abuse of office or function; embezzlement; association to commit crime; passive corruption for an illegal act; falsification of other documents; abuse of trust and money laundering.

António Carlos do Rosário, provisional indictment: abuse of office or function; passive corruption for an illegal act; association to commit crime and money laundering.

Ângela Dinis Buque Leão, provisional indictment: forgery of documents; association to commit crime and money laundering;

Fabião Salvador Mabunda, provisional indictmentforgery of documents; abuse of trust; association to commit crime and money laundering.

Clidónio Sitoe, provisional indictmentassociation to commit crime, abuse of trust and money laundering.

Cremildo Jossias Mandlate, provisional indictment: association to commit crime; abuse of trust; money laundering.

Banda Anabela Buque Henning, provisional indictmentassociation to commit crime, abuse of trust and money laundering.

Kissuaji Porchant, provisional indictmentassociation to commit crime, abuse of trust and money laundering.

Simione Mahumane, provisional indictment: association to commit crime and abuse of trust.

Naimo José Quimbine, provisional indictmentassociation to commit crime, abuse of trust and money laundering.

Sérgio Alberto Nambureteforgery of documents; association to commit crime; abuse of trust and money laundering.

Márcia Amélia Biosse de Caifaz Namburete, provisional indictmentassociation to commit crime, abuse of trust and money laundering.

Maria Inês Moiane, provisional indictmentpassive corruption for an illicit act; forgery of documents; money laundering and association to commit crime.

Elias Moiane, provisional indictment: forgery of documents; association to commit crime and money laundering.

Renato Manuel Matusse, provisional indictment: passive corruption for an illegal act; association to commit crime; money laundering.

Zulficar Aly Ismael Ahmad, provisional indictment: money laundering; abuse of trust;

"Once the indictment was filed and the contradictory hearing was requested, the legal obligation to ensure that the accused could effectively exercise their right to a fair hearing was fulfilled," said the judge in the case.