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9:08 CAT | 01 Dec 2022
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A plan by the prosecutor’s office in Mozambique’s western province of Manica to charge a journalist with slander and defamation over a video of children play-acting a typical traffic stop has been criticised by the journalism union, SNJ.
Raquel Paulo Jorge shared online the short video of the three minors; one sitting in a stationary car, the others acting like no-nonsense traffic policemen.
In it the policemen accuse the driver of made up offences, including the “vehicle smelling like soap”, and then demand a $730 (£612) bribe. The driver then pleads his case saying he can’t afford to pay.
“Is there no other way of sorting this out?,” the driver asks.
After a brief pause, one of the officers points to two packets of yoghurt inside the car.
“Is this the way you work, bosses?” the exasperated driver asks.
SNJ said the video which features Ms Jorge’s grandson was “educational” and ” aimed at discouraging acts of corruption.”
Many people have also criticised the authorities in Manica and have urged them not to proceed with the plan to charge the journalist.
READ: Mozambique: Chimoio Public Prosecutor clarifies charges concerning satirical video
State prosecutors in Mozambique’s province of Manica, have accused a 6 year-old comedian of insulting the police after the boy and friends made a video mocking police corruption.
I honestly didn’t believe this story until I watched the 8 pm news. What’s wrong with this country? pic.twitter.com/NYIPQH6aQo— Zenaida Machado (@zenaidamz) November 29, 2022
Humorista moçambicano Valter Danone, 6 anos de idade, acusado de caluniar o Estado moçambicano. O menor participou num vídeo teatral sobre a corrupção na polícia de trânsito.
Como ele é menor, a avó é que será julgada.@joanamarques140 @omalestafeito pic.twitter.com/JbtupZjwek— WalterDomingos (@WalterDomings) November 30, 2022
Falta de actividade ou perseguição?
Não vejo motivos para instauração de um processo-crime a avó do VALTER DANONE por causa dos seus vídeos que reporta uma realidade em jeito cultural e que se diga que não é o único que tem feito abordagens relativamente aos “refrescos” nas vias. pic.twitter.com/yYIPoxbnEj— Wilker Dias🇲🇿 (@wilkerDias13) November 29, 2022
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