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Mozambique: Police arrest member of CAD, the first political force supporting Mondlane, for “conspiracy against state security”
4:44 CAT | 23 Apr 2025
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- The Police of the Republic of Mozambique arrested Justino Mondlane, a member of the Democratic Alliance Coalition (CAD), the first political force that tried to support Venâncio Mondlane’s presidential bid, for “conspiracy against state security”
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) have arrested a member of the Democratic Alliance Coalition (CAD) – the political force that first supported Venâncio Mondlane’s presidential candidacy – for “conspiracy against state security”.
Justino Mondlane was arrested at his home on Monday, and is accused of the crime of “conspiracy against state security”, according to an arrest warrant seen by Lusa today.
In the document, signed by a judge from the criminal investigation section of the Maputo City Court, the Mozambican authorities consider that Justino Mondlane was linked to a group which “concerned to commit crimes against the State and violently alter the rule of law”.
The arrest warrant states that there is “evidence of a group of people who, through violence, attempt to destroy, alter or subvert the constitutionally established rule of law”.
The CAD attempted to support the candidacy of Mozambican politician Venâncio Mondlane in the past, but the political party’s candidacy was rejected due to alleged irregularities, with Mondlane subsequently signing a “political agreement” with the Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), a commitment which was annulled months after the elections due to disagreements between the parties.
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This is yet another arrest linked to the post-election protests that have taken over the country in recent months, protests led by Mondlane, who rejects the results of the October 9 elections in Mozambique.
In March, the Maputo City Court ordered the preventive detention of Venâncio Mondlane’s finance manager, Glória Monteiro Nobre Chire, a 59-year-old accountant.
The Mozambican Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a total of 742 criminal proceedings, 31 of which involve members of the police, linked to the protests that have affected Mozambique in the last five months, according to data from the Attorney General’s Office.
The proceedings aim to “hold the perpetrators and perpetrators criminally accountable, with 385 cases having been concluded, 356 by indictment, 29 archived due to insufficient evidence and 357 still under investigation,” says the Mozambican Public Prosecutor’s Office, in an official document to which Lusa had access.
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Since October 21, Mozambique has been experiencing a climate of strong social unrest, protests, demonstrations and strikes, initially called by Mondlane, who rejects the results that gave victory to Daniel Chapo, supported by the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo, in power) and who has since been sworn in as the fifth President of Mozambique.
The unrest that has affected the country in recent months has caused the death of around 390 people, according to non-governmental organizations that follow the electoral process, with the Mozambican government confirming at least 80 deaths, in addition to the destruction of 1,677 commercial establishments, 177 schools and 23 health units during the demonstrations.
However, on March 23, Mondlane and Chapo met for the first time and a commitment was made to end the post-election violence in the country, although, currently, mutual criticism and accusations continue in the public positions of the two politicians.
Como já era de se esperar, a Comissão Nacional de Eleições reprovou a candidatura da CAD do jovem carismático Venâncio Mondlane nas legislativas e provinciais. Trata-se, sem dúvidas, de uma decisão política visando evitar uma derrota humilhante contra a #Frelimo. #Moçambique pic.twitter.com/EABxkY13mM
— Alexandre Nhampossa (@AllexandreMZ) July 18, 2024
Source: Lusa
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