"I'm leaving soon"

The month of July was quite rich in interesting information from Thailand. First was the incident involving a teenage soccer team, and only science, technology and human wisdom managed to prevent it from becoming an international tragedy. Only after three weeks had the boys been able to withdraw, who inadvertently found themselves trapped in a completely flooded cave. But already of direct interest to us, it was the heroic act of the Thai authorities to deactivate the most media bandit today in Mozambique. 

Momade Assif Abdul Satar, also known as "Nini", was detained by the tourist police of that Asian country, in compliance with an arrest warrant issued by the Mozambican authorities in cooperation with Interpol. Nini, sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in the death of journalist Carlos Cardoso, was granted parole after serving half the sentence in accordance with the law. It was subsequently granted judicial authorization for medical treatment in India. While in India, claiming to need more time, got another further authorization. It should be noted that all these authorizations were challenged even at the level of the magistrate class, because it was understood that by their behavior in the prison, Nini did not deserve to benefit from Conditional Freedom, which, as the title suggests, is conditional on behavior that shows repentance on the part of the beneficiary. Nini systematically violated the internal regulations of the prison where he was located, having on several occasions been found with several cell phones, in communication with the outside and even accused of involvement in criminal actions, including abductions and murders.

Already out of the country, and in flagrant violation of the terms of his parole, Nini launched, via his Facebook page, a veritable crusade against the Mozambican judicial system, insulting all those who have never compromised with their criminal activities.

In particular, the insults were addressed to Augusto Paulino, the judge who convicted him in the case of the murder of Carlos Cardoso, and Attorney General Beatriz Buchili. Media and journalists who objectively reported on their activities, and who did not want to reproduce their Facebook accounts, did not escape their insults either. To divert attention, he even tried to sue some media outlets, claiming to have defamed him, even though he knew he would not be present to follow such proceedings.With all the money at his disposal, all of them of criminal origin, and making use of corrupt officials, Nini set up a network of informants who informed him of all the cases that were of interest to him and that they proceeded to the proceedings. level of the Attorney General's Office (PGR). Whenever it suited him, this information was leaked by this fugitive criminal even before his official announcement. Unscrupulous lawyers, driven only by greed for easy money, were at his disposal to draft all the expedient that suited him.

A prosecutor who was working on a case of kidnapping and alleging Nini's involvement was brutally murdered on his way home after a day's work. It is obvious that Nini also had privileged contacts with senior police officers, who informed him of all the initiatives aimed at neutralizing his activities.This is how, in fact, the Nini case is the mirror of a whole system of highly corrupt, rotten and permeable justice administration. It is clear that Nini should never have benefited from probation. Because in a system where integrity is the command of the institutions and the officials who serve them, prison services would have attested to the fact that their behavior, even in conditions of deprivation of liberty, was far from being considered exemplary.

A fully-fledged judge, acting in strict respect for the law and in conscience, would never have allowed him to leave the country with such ease, without considering the possibility that, given his irreproachable delinquency instinct, there would be the possibility of finally fleeing justice Mozambican. But Nini has plenty of money to distribute to all those who are willing to serve him on time, be they prosecutors, judges, police officers, or correctional officers. The lesson that all these should learn is that with a globalized world,may take time to neutralize international criminals, but the space for them to hide is becoming increasingly scarce.