MOZAMBIQUE - GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS Investiture of Members may violate the constitution According to the law, members of the Assembly of the Republic (AR) are vested in office within fifteen days after publication of final results of the elections. The publication of results comes after the announcement of results by the Constitutional Council (CC). In terms of time, the CC has a maximum of 55 days for the proclamation and validation of results. However, if Members of Parliament take office in December, will be a clear violation of the constitution, because there will be a term beginning before the end of another. Thus, the current term began in January 2005, it can only end in February 2010 and not December of this year. The other problem is financial: the current members are employed with a budget already approved by the AR. http://opais.sapo.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3197:investidura-de-deputados-pode-violar-constituicao&catid=63:politica&Itemid=273 Being the second most voted: Dhlakama remains in the Council of State As Dhlakama has conquered the second place in the presidential elections of 28 October, he guaranteed a second term in the Council of State, an institution that has the competence to advise the President about the performance of their duties whenever he requires. http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/919012 CNE and Arab ambassadors analyze the electoral process Arab ambassadors accredited in the country and the National Electoral Commission (CNE), reviewed last Friday in Maputo, the general and provincial elections of 28th October, an event organized by the Independent Party of Mozambique (PIMO). At the meeting, the Arab diplomats wanted to know about the electoral process, from the earliest stages of preparing for elections to the current stage. According to the president of PIMO, Ya-Qub Sibindy, "the idea is to create a foundation of trust between Mozambique and the Arab countries that have political and economic interests in the country. http://opais.sapo.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3198:c-ne-e-embaixadores-arabes-analisam-processo-eleitoral&catid=63:politica&Itemid=273 RENAMO calls for annulment of the election with allegations of fraud RENAMO submitted yesterday to the National Electoral Commission an action which requires the cancellation of the three elections held last October 28, for alleged irregularities. According to Ivone Soares, member of the party, the appeal comes from the fact that the October elections were fraudulent. O Pais.17th November, 2009 Diogo participating in the Summit on Food Security in Rome The Prime Minister Luisa Diogo is participating, since yesterday in Rome, Italy, in the third World Summit on Food Security organized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The summit brings together world leaders to discuss solutions to end hunger that plagues more than one billion people around the world. Pope Benedict XVI is also taking part in the meeting, for first time. O Pais. 16th November, 2009. Official denounces corruption to the Attorney General Office A public official working in the Provincial Directorate of Finance, in Maputo province, submitted a document to the Attorney General Office, denouncing colleagues of the institution in collaboration with some local businesses. According to the complainant, the Mozambican state is being harmed in millions of U.S. dollars, for this practice with the knowledge of the Provincial Directorate of Finance in Maputo. The businesses concerned are companies Prometal Ltd, Mecano Ltd Diesel and Jamet Ltd, accused of not paying the tax since the last decade. Escorpiao, 16th November, 2009. Lynchings continue in Beira Three people were lynched in the last weekend by popular in the city of Beira, accused of robbery with the use of knives in the neighborhoods of Matacuane, Macurungo and Muchatazina. The identity of the victims is still unknown. The Police of the Republic of Mozambique, called to intervene, arrested at least 15 suspects of involvement in the lynching. http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/919001 "Airport Case": Public Prosecution demands return of embezzled money The prosecutor asked the defendants of the airport case to return the 54 million Meticais of the state that they fraudulently withdrew from the coffers of the Mozambique Airport company between October 2005 and October 2008. http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/918995