By William Tonet
Africa-Press – Angola. Adherents of legal subversion, they have turned concepts into mere inflated references and continue the logic of cheating. The last act carried out under the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 14 of the Regulations of the Curricular Competition for the Filling of 8 (eight) vacancies of counselor judges of the Supreme Court, approved on June 18, 2025, by the Plenary of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
It is riddled with irregularities, where once again, Joel Leonardo abused, subverted and cheated, with alleged “superior guidelines” from the President of the Republic and executives from Adão de Almeida, all to continue the path of filling the court with MPLA militants.
In this case, besides Manuel da Silva Manico, whose reputation as president of the CNE is terrible, there emerge Júlia Ferreira, queen of water and fraud and Hermenegildo Oseias Fernando Cachimbombo, who opened the archives of the Bar Association to State Security, to illegally and unconstitutionally, as a secret agent, “assassinate the character, career and revoke the professional license of a lawyer, William Tonet, in order to, in exchange, receive perks and positions in the judiciary.
Unfortunately, the Bar Association never took the initiative to correct a gross error, aiming to do justice.
And as cheaters and sycophants are united in evil deeds and irregularities, in this contest, Joel Leonardo did not leave the credits in other people’s hands, placing MPLA militants and secret agents, to the detriment of those with better credentials, according to a document in Folha 8’s possession, but he was punished for being a slave to the law and holder of a backbone, José Maria Rodrigues.
In the competition, all candidates presented themselves as lawyers, excluding those of full professors or associate professors, as none had the academic qualification.
Strangely, without fulfilling, in linearity, many of the parchments required, administratively, Júlia de Fátima Leite Ferreira de Carvalho appears as the winner and Hermenegildo Oseias Fernando Cachimbombo, as runner-up, in clear violation of the rules stipulated in article 12 of the Contest Regulations and in paragraph e), no. 5, of article 55, of Law no. 2/22, of March 17, applied in the event of a tiebreaker, in the following criteria: 1 – SENIORITY IN THE EXERCISE OF THE ACTIVITY; 2 – PROVEN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Between 15 and 18 years 6 Over 18 years From 1 to 5 Without any additional criteria); 3 DEGREE IN ACADEMIC TRAINING (1 Bachelor’s Degree / Master’s Degree / Doctorate); 4. LENGTH OF ACADEMIC EDUCATION (Between 10 and 15 years Between 16 and 20 years More than 20 years); 5 – GENERAL PROFESSIONAL MERIT (1 to 3 relevant activities and functions).
And it is after the criteria that the cheating begins, with the reduction of the time of no. 4 from 10 years to the seniority of the degree over 15 years, to benefit, with 3 points, the two associated with the MPLA: Júlia de Fátima Leite Ferreira de Carvalho, Hermenegildo Oseias Fernando Cachimbombo and José Maria Rodrigues, all with three points in academic seniority, when José Rodrigues’ period is longer.
In terms of seniority, both have less than the third, but receive the same score of six. In terms of professional experience, José Maria Rodrigues, who has more, received a score of three, while both received four. In terms of academic qualifications, Rodrigues received a three, and the others received two. However, in terms of professional merit, Rodrigues received a one, and Júlia and Cachimbombo received a three.
Let us now analyze the fraud and how the judiciary is completely biased towards the MPLA.
Candidate Júlia de Fátima Leite Ferreira de Carvalho was awarded a score of 6 out of 20 for her seniority as a lawyer. Holder of OAA card no. 167 since 1997 (?), she would have approximately 28 years of service today if she had practiced the profession continuously. This is not the case. In 2005, she was appointed a member of the National Electoral Commission, where she served for 12 consecutive years. In 2017, she was appointed Judge Counselor of the Constitutional Court, a position she held until December 19, 2024.
Now, the functions of member of the CNE and of judge are absolutely incompatible with the practice of law, according to paragraphs c) and i), no. 1, of article 11 of the Law of Advocacy, approved by law no. 8/17, of March 13. Therefore, discounting the 12 (CNE), plus the 7 (judge), which make up 19 years, Júlia de Fátima Leite Ferreira de Carvalho, does not have 28 uninterrupted years as a lawyer… She therefore does not meet the minimum requirement of professional seniority set at more than 15 years, and the score of 6 points that was awarded to her is illegal, and this is curriculum fraud.
In the proven professional experience criterion, the claimant, who has been practicing law uninterruptedly since 1990 (thirty-five years), was given a score of 3, lower than the candidates in the system who were placed as winners with 4.
Having proven his experience and long experience in the profession, José Rodrigues would have received the maximum score of 5 if he had been given an impartial jury. The score awarded to the winning candidates, which is structurally flawed, is unrealistic, illegal, unfair, and inconsistent.
However, the awarding of 1 point to the plaintiff based on general professional merit is even more aberrant, when the general professional merit criterion encompasses all the various functions and activities of the legal profession. The plaintiff’s university teaching experience, in addition to other roles in organizations, was not recognized, and he is the author of scientific works that serve as study and research material for students and professors.
Once again the Jury Commission, supervised by Joel Leonardo, in order to defend partisan interests, “already aiming at electoral fraud in the 2027 elections” violated art. 23 of the Constitution, the principles of ethics and professional deontology, art. 6 of the Civil Service Framework Law, No. 26/22, of August 22, Law No. 2/22, of March 17, Law No. 8/17, of March 13 and 11, No. 2, paragraphs b) and f) of the Competition Regulations.
Faced with this monumental fraud and violation, with the departure of Joel Leonardo, the President of the Republic and Adão de Almeida will maintain the logic of the potato in the cheating law, to privilege the “compulsory introduction” into the Supreme Court of party-political jurists, to be made judges, even without notable legal knowledge and unblemished reputation, all just to continue to weaken the image of justice, tied to the Executive power and materialize legal fraud, rigging the elections, to maintain power.
João Lourenço has the sovereign opportunity to cleanse and free the justice system from the shackles in which it is mired, after removing Joel Leonardo as president of the Supreme Court.
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