Mozambican prosecutor vows sanctions against SERNIC
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agência de Informação de Moçambique
Attorney General Américo Letela vows criminal and disciplinary proceedings against SERNIC agents involved in protecting criminals, passing on confidential information or obstructing investigations. He reiterated the position in Maputo at the opening of the SERNIC Coordinating Council, according to the Mozambique Information Agency.
Mozambique’s Attorney General, Américo Letela, announced criminal and disciplinary proceedings against SERNIC members, the National Criminal Investigation Service, involved in illicit activities. He cited in particular the protection of criminals, the transmission of confidential information and the obstruction of investigations, at the opening of the SERNIC Coordinating Council in Maputo, according to the Agência de Informação de Moçambique.
Américo Letela called for suspicions of misconduct to be subject to rigorous checks and investigations, in compliance with legal safeguards and the rights of those concerned. Any agent whose involvement in illicit acts is established must be subject to criminal and disciplinary accountability mechanisms, he said.
The Attorney General also said that the integrity of investigators was essential to the effectiveness of investigations. In his view, acquiring modern equipment, increasing operational funding and introducing new technologies would not be enough without competent and honest professionals.
The announcement comes after the prosecutor’s office searched INATRO, the National Road Transport Institute, in Maputo on 9 November in a case involving fraudulent driving licences. the search of INATRO in Maputo had been published two days before the statement.
