This morning, the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) confirmed the murder of Elvino Dias, Venâncio Mondlane's lawyer, and Paulo Guambe, a member of the PODEMOS party..

According to the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), "there will be a statement on the case in the next few hours".

Lawyer Elvino Dias, a well-known defender of human rights cases in Mozambique, was a legal advisor to Venâncio Mondlane and the Democratic Alliance Coalition (CAD), the political grouping that initially supported that presidential candidate, until his registration for the October 9 General Elections was rejected by the National Electoral Commission (CNE).

According to DWVenâncio Mondlane would later be supported in his candidacy by the Povo Optimista para o Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (PODEMOS) party, whose national representative for the legislative and provincial lists, Paulo Guambe, was also in the car that was the target of the crime.

(Photo DR)