Mozambique: Attorney-General Admits Corruption Within Justice System

Maputo — Mozambique's Attorney-General, Beatriz Buchili, on Thursday attacked corruption within the judicial system, admitting that the system has been infiltrated by organised crime.

At the opening session of a national meeting in Maputo between the Attorney-General's Office (PGR) and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), Buchili, cited in Friday's issue of the independent daily “O Pais”, declared “we cannot fight against corruption and organised crime if we have colleagues who are corrupt and have no integrity”.

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