No right to defense

The secretary general of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), Luis Boavida, was yesterday tried in Pebane, in Zambezia province, in an operation by surprise with the contours of political influence over the judiciary. Boavida went to Pebane MDM on a mission and was captured and brought to trial without having ever been heard on record in preparatory instruction. Has not had the right to appoint a lawyer. He was tried for alleged non-viability of the census by a brigade of the electoral registration process and dual enrollment, both of pending cases in 2004, about six years. Luis Boavida, moved Tuesday to Pebane order to perform the installation work of the bases of the MDGs (Democratic Movement of Mozambique), but yesterday morning was intercepted, but not before he had gone through a process of education and the other phases that typically follow the court proceedings. It was never heard as requiring the Code of Criminal Procedure, in force in the country Boavida, was taken aback when he was called to respond to Defendant, a fact that not being arrested, has never before been subject to interrogation, which normally should have taken place in pre-trial preparation by prosecutors, who did not even to be held. "It is a process from forged and addicted to prevent Luis Boavida engaged in activities that MDM has just awarded him," accused the president of MDM, Simango in an interview with Canalmoz - Reuters and the Mozambique Channel - Weekly. The most ridiculous, the second president of MDM is that there are a number of prerequisites that have been violated by the court of Pebane. The legal right to assist the defendant through counsel was denied. "It is a normal rule of law that the defendant is timely notified of the process that runs against him, and he is given the opportunity to challenge, within useful time period, benefiting from the appointment of a lawyer assistant. But this did not happen. It is understood that this is a plot engineered by the Frelimo party, to undermine the political activities of the MDGs, "said Simango, president of the party that Luis Boavida became Secretary-General for about two weeks, to be named, the last National Council on Pemba, to that position after the resignation of former GS, Ismael Mussa. Simango said he was amazed at the speed of this process, which refers to the time when Luis Boavida was a member of Renamo. "In Beira, a process that took place there in 2008 that remains unresolved. This is the case of Virgil and Mouzinho Mazoca Antonio, 24 and 58 years old respectively, both residents in the district of Cheringoma in Inhaminga. These were caught in flagrante delicto on the morning of July 22, a scheme of double registration of voters that they own the second involves the hand of "comrades of the party in power. This process is stopped. Also in School "American Board", ie the registration brigade No. 13, was the registration of voters passed 12 of the districts of Maringue, Caia and Chemba. These are cases that fell into the waters of cod, only work because the courts to punish the opposition, "accused the president of MDM. Simango called the magistrates involved in this case to consciousness, arguing that peace in Mozambique is conditional on good governance and transparency of justice, taking into account that these are essential to its credibility. The case of Luis Boavida sentence and has not had the nullity is natural that it will raise resource. (Adelino Timothy)