Banning Renamo is not on the table in Mozambique – analysts

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Banning Renamo is not on the table in Mozambique – analysts

5:13 CAT | 28 Jun 2016

VOA (File photo) / Afonso Dhakama

Sections of the political spectrum in Mozambique, some allegedly close to power, have been demanding the banning of Renamo for its alleged crimes and illegal practices, but the thinking in the institutions of justice seems to be that this is a political problem and demands a political solution.

Some members of Frelimo have been urging the Attorney General’s office to ban Renamo as a political party following attacks in the centre of the country in particular, but Attorney General Beatriz Buchili in her annual report on the state of the administration of justice in Mozambique las Thursday, June 23, emphasized that this is a political problem that must be solved politically.

Political analyst Tomas Simbine say such pressure is normal because of the antagonism that exists between Frelimo and Renamo.

“It is political pressure,” he believes.

Lawyer José Machicame says that banning Renamo would have far-reaching implications.

“I am not advocating immunity for anyone who has broken the law, but in the political arena, and for the country’s stability, it would always have implications,” he said.

“Renamo has a very strong support base, which has been demonstrated in elections. Moreover, in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood was outlawed, but is Egypt stable?” he asks.

Source: Voa Portugues