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Venâncio Mondlane political and legal developments

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Venâncio Mondlane, leader of the ANAMOLA party and the 2024 presidential candidate in Mozambique, is facing significant legal challenges following the unrest that occurred after the 2024 elections. The Supreme Court has scheduled a trial for Mondlane on five charges, including incitement to terrorism and public apology for crime. These charges stem from the period of social agitation and violence that followed the declaration of Daniel Chapo as the winner, which resulted in more than 300 deaths. In preparation for the trial scheduled for November 17, 2026, the Supreme Court has issued two significant rulings. First, the court rejected a request to live-stream the proceedings, prohibiting the recording of sound and images. Court spokesperson Pedro Nhatitima stated the decision aims to protect the security of witnesses and experts, noting that live coverage could lead to “premature public judgments” and disrupt the “serenity of the judicial environment.” Second, the Supreme Court ordered the unfreezing of Mondlane’s bank accounts and mobile money wallets, such as M-Pesa and e-Mola. The accounts had been frozen since November 2024. The court ruled that maintaining the freeze without original justifications constituted an “unjustified and disproportionate restriction to the right of property” guaranteed by the Constitution. ~~Analysts~~ This ruling requires commercial banks and mobile services, including M-Kesh, to release the funds immediately. While analysts suggest this may assist Mondlane in covering legal ~~costs for his upcoming trial.~~ costs, the decision has drawn internal scrutiny. James Njiji, the interim secretary-general of ANAMOLA, has questioned the legal consistency of unblocking the accounts given the serious nature of the charges Mondlane still faces. Mondlane continues to ~~challenge the legality of~~ characterize the ~~proceedings, characterizing them~~ proceedings as ‘politically ~~motivated’. He has also launched~~ motivated’ and maintains an international diplomatic ~~campaign, delivering a dossier titled ‘Mozambique: A Democracy that Bleeds’ to Portuguese officials and meeting with Members of the European Parliament~~ campaign to call for ~~international~~ monitoring.

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