Mozambican lawyers demand safety after Elvino Dias’s murder
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aimnews
Thera Dai, president of the Mozambique Bar Association, called for lawyers to be protected from threats during a march in Maputo in memory of lawyer Elvino Dias, who was killed in 2024. The organisation continues to demand answers about the killing, Dai said, according to the AIM news agency.
The president of the Mozambique Bar Association, Thera Dai, on Monday called for all lawyers to be able to practise without threats, in an environment of freedom and independence. She was speaking in Maputo after a march held in memory of lawyer Elvino Dias, according to the Mozambican news agency AIM.
Elvino Dias, legal adviser to Venâncio Mondlane, a presidential candidate backed by the Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), was shot dead alongside Paulo Guambe, an electoral representative of the party, on 19 October 2024 in Maputo. The two men were killed by unidentified attackers after the general election of 9 October 2024, according to AIM.
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