Mozambique: Cardoso Murder: the Cheques of Nyimpine Chissano

Maputo — Maputo judge Augusto Paulino, hearing the trial of six men accused of murdering Mozambique's top investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, on Thursday admitted as evidence four cheques signed by Nyimpine Chissano, the oldest son of President Joaquim Chissano.

The cheques were introduced by one of the accused, Maputo money-lender Momade Assife Abdul Satar (better known as "Nini"), who claims they show that it was Chissano Jr who paid for the murder.

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