Mozambique: Mayor of Inhambane Acquitted

Maputo — The Inhambane Provincial Court in southern Mozambique on Wednesday acquitted the Mayor of Inhambane City, Benedito Guimino, and five co-defendants of corruption charges.

Guimino was charged with maladministration and abuse of power. According to Tacia Simoes, director of the Inhambane branch of the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC), speaking to reporters before the trial, Guimino and other municipal officials were accused of favouritism in awarding building contracts worth 6.3 million meticais (about 103,000 US dollars). Of this sum, 3.5 million meticais were used to buy a mechanical shovel, and the rest to build classrooms.

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