The funeral of Elvino Dias, shot dead, is scheduled for 12:00 p.m., at the Michafutene cemetery, in Maputo. Venâncio Mondlane called on Mozambicans for “massive participation.”
The funeral of the legal advisor of the Mozambican presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, murdered on Friday, will take place this Wednesday in Maputo, amid calls from the politician for mass participation “without disturbances” and from the Bar Association for the class to attend in disguise. .
Elvino Dias was shot dead on Friday in the center of Maputo, along with Paulo Guambe, representative of the Optimist People for the Development of Mozambique (Vamos), a party that supports Mondlane, and called on Mozambicans to a “massive participation” at the funeral.
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“I would very much like this young man to leave in peace. Let’s not get excited In silence, we will be present at the last farewell of Elvino Dias”Venâncio Mondlane appealed, in a public statement he made on Monday through his social network account.
The Mozambique Bar Association issued a statement establishing a meeting point for lawyers and trainee lawyers to then proceed to the site of the funeral ceremonies, asking them to attend in “professional attire”.
The departure of Elvino Dias’ body from the morgue of the Maputo Central Hospital is scheduled for 8:45 local time (7:45 Lisbon time), followed by a wake at the Nossa Senhora do Rosário Church, and the the funeral is scheduled for 13:00 (12:00 in Lisbon), in Michafutene Cemeteryin Maputo.
The Mozambican police confirmed to Lusa on Saturday that the vehicle in which they followed Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, who were shot dead, He was “ambushed”.
HE Crime led Venâncio Mondlane to call this Monday for peaceful marches in Mozambique, which were dispersed by strong police actionwith shots into the air and tear gas, and the amenities caused, according to a hospital source, at least 16 injuries in Maputo.
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HE Police response to protests condemned by the international community and there were several calls for restraint from both sides, namely Portugal, the European Union and the African Union.
The general elections on October 9 included the seventh presidential election, simultaneously with legislative elections and elections for provincial assemblies and governors.
The National Election Commission (CNE) has 15 days to announce the official results, a date that is Thursday, October 24, with the Constitutional Council then being in charge of announcing the results, after also completing the analysis of possible appeals, but without a defined period. term for this purpose.
Source: Observadora
