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Two Tax Authority employees working in the stolen goods and contraband sector were arrested this week in Nampula for demanding large sums of money from members of the public.
The arrest resulted from a tip-off, and joins the more than 80 corruption and embezzlement cases reported in the province in the first quarter of the year.
Provincial prosecutor Manuel Bauque said that the officials were reported by citizens who felt they were being victimized, adding that the institution had several ways to stop officials breaking the law, starting with investigation.
Although Bauque said that in this case, the “accused [had] confessed”, the lawyer of one of the accused says that an injustice had been perpetrated, because the process was only in the preparatory investigation stage and therefore his client should not have been arrested.
Rogério Sebastiao claimed the Office for Combating Corruption was in the wrong “because they are workers with permanent residence; they are known and whenever they were requested they would present themselves [to the authorities]”.
In addition, the lawyer said, there is no evidence against them, and they therefore “enjoy the presumption of innocence” until proven otherwise.
This case comes at a time when the Attorney General has been focusing on providing public attorneys and lawyers with training and information on corruption and money laundering.
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