The man who fired two shots into the air on the night of November 15, in the Golf Residence condominium during the demonstrations called by Venâncio Mondlane, is a lawyer and says he did it to safeguard his physical integrity and that of his partner. "As I was leaving the house, a hundred meters (100m) after the entrance gate, I was...
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Venâncio Mondlane's lawyer murdered at close range
Lawyer Elvino Dias, a legal advisor to Venâncio Mondlane and CAD/PODEMOS, was murdered at point-blank range this morning by unknown assailants on a public road. Elvino Dias was riddled with bullets on Avenida Joaquim Chissano, in the Primavera neighborhood of Malhangalene, on the outskirts of Maputo. Along with Elvino Dias, Paulo Guambe,...
Last minute: Lawyer Alexandre Chivale arrested
Lawyer Alexandre Chivale has been detained since early this afternoon in Maputo as part of a criminal case for disobeying the court, reports "Notícias", citing a source from the Attorney General's Office. At the moment, the accused is awaiting questioning by the investigating judge, who will determine the bail measure, which could be the legalization...
Mozambique drops part of "tuna bond" claim against Privinvest
Mozambique has dropped a substantial part of its claim against Emirati/Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest over the "tuna bonds" scandal, just days after settling its case against Credit Suisse, Reuters reports quoting London's High Court on Thursday. Mozambican lawyer Jonathan Adkin said on Thursday that...
USA: Lawyer who put together plan to keep Donald Trump in power turns himself in to authorities
Conservative lawyer John Eastman, who promoted a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to Georgia authorities on Tuesday. The conservative is involved in a case of alleged conspiracy to overturn the electoral defeat of the former US president in 2020. Eastman turned himself in at a Fulton County jail, was arraigned and released shortly...
Chivale is back again, now in defense of Manuel Chang, and brings important clarifications
Lawyer Alexandre Chivale, who was removed from the Hidden Debts trial when he was representing some of the defendants, is back in action, this time assisting former Finance Minister Manuel Chang. The newspaper Canal de Moçambique reports that lawyer Chivale himself confirmed, without much detail, the information about his joining the group...
Nini Satar's lawyer removed from hearing room and may be heard as a declarant
This Friday (21), Judge Lucílio Nhanombe, who is trying the case of the attempted murder of Nini Satar, ordered the removal of one of the lawyers who was in the hearing room at the Maximum Security Prison in Machava, Maputo province. The order followed the revelation by defendant Edson Muianga that Nini...
Arrest of indicted bribery lawyer confirmed by GPCC
The Provincial Office for Combating Corruption (GPCC) in Sofala confirms the arrest of lawyer P. Lourenço, accused of attempted bribery, and whose criminal case is ongoing. The lawyer is accountable to the competent authorities after being arrested in the act of trying to bribe agents from the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) with...
SERNIC arrests lawyer for attempted bribery
The National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) arrested a lawyer, identified as P. Lourenço, on Thursday (06) in the city of Beira, Sofala province, on charges of bribery to make a case disappear. The lawyer was arrested in possession of 100,000 meticias to make it impossible to take steps, destroy the arrest warrant and the case in which...