Guinea-Bissau prosecutor Mário Yalá defends impartial justice
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O Democrata
Guinea-Bissau’s new Prosecutor General, Mário Yalá, says justice must neither intimidate nor favour certain citizens, but protect their rights. At his inauguration on 27 October 2026, he called for equal application of the law and respect for the separation of powers, according to O Democrata.
Guinea-Bissau’s new Prosecutor General, Mário Yalá, said on Tuesday 27 October that justice should serve neither to persecute nor to intimidate or favour anyone. At the handover ceremony with his predecessor, Amadu Tidjane Baldé, he called for the law to be applied equally, regardless of citizens’ social, economic, political or institutional circumstances, O Democrata reports.
Mário Yalá defended respect for democratic principles and the separation of powers. He described defending democratic legality and serving the people of Guinea-Bissau as missions of the Procuradoria-Geral da República, the institution responsible for public prosecution. He also called for cooperation, dialogue and cohesion among its magistrates and employees.
Amadu Tidjane Baldé recalled that the public prosecution service contributes to defending the rule of law beyond judicial proceedings and criminal prosecution. The appointment comes after Guinea-Bissau’s prime minister defended a pact to restore democratic order on 26 October, amid debate over justice and the country’s institutions. The pact to restore democratic order had been presented the previous day.
