Mozambique: FDA Case - Setina Titosse Sentenced to 18 Years

Maputo — The Maputo City Court on Wednesday sentenced Setina Titosse, former chairperson of the government's Agricultural Development Fund (FDA), to 18 years imprisonment for her part in the theft of 170 million meticais (worth about 5.6 million US dollars at the exchange rate of the time) from FDA funds.

Of the 23 others in the dock alongside Titosse, the court sentenced 21 to prison terms varying between 18 months and 12 years. Only two of the accused were acquitted.

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