Mozambique Supreme Court ready to try Mondlane
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Club of Mozambique
Mozambique’s Supreme Court says it is ready to try Venâncio Mondlane on 17 November on five charges, including terrorism, following the 2024-2025 post-election protests. Chief justice Adelino Muchanga says the judges will base their decision on the facts of the case and the law, reports Club of Mozambique.
Mozambique’s Supreme Court says it is ready to open Venâncio Mondlane’s trial on 17 November. Mondlane is a former presidential candidate and a leading figure in the post-election protests. Its president, Adelino Muchanga, said on Tuesday that the judges were “100%” ready to examine the case and would rule on the basis of the facts in the case, according to Club of Mozambique.
The prosecution has charged Mondlane with five offences, including glorifying crime, inciting collective disobedience and inciting terrorism. He faces more than 20 years in prison. The charges concern protests held between October 2024 and March 2025, following the 9 October 2024 presidential election, the results of which Mondlane does not recognise.
The protests, which lasted about five months, left more than 400 people dead and led to looting and destruction, according to authorities cited by the Mozambican media outlet. Mondlane, who came second in the vote, sits on the Council of State, but his immunity was lifted in June to allow the proceedings to continue.
The trial date was set for 17 November after its postponement was announced in September. The proceedings come as the judiciary has also decided that the trial will not be broadcast live, according to the decision not to broadcast Mondlane’s trial.
