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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>A former spokesperson for Mozambique\u2019s ruling Frelimo Party, Caifadine Manasse, is suing 23 Frelimo parliamentary deputies, all from the central province of Zambezia, for criminal libel, reports Monday\u2019s issue of the independent newssheet \u201cCarta de Mocambique\u201d.<\/p>\n

This lawsuit is unprecedented. Never before has a senior Frelimo figure opted to wash the party\u2019s dirty linen in the courts.<\/p>\n

This comes a few months after claims by Vena\u0302ncio Mondlane, a prominent deputy in the largest opposition party, Renamo, that a Frelimo deputy in Zambe\u0301zia was involved in drug trafficking. This deputy was also supposedly a member of the Assembly of the Republic\u2019s governing board, it\u2019s Standing Commission. A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry was set up to investigate the matter, but was unable to identify any deputy who was also a drug trafficker.<\/p>\n

But, according to \u201cCarta de Moc\u0327ambique\u201d, it is widely believed that the person responsible for the rumour was not Vena\u0302ncio Mondlane, but Caifadine Manasse, who supposedly invented the drugs story to target his fellow Zambe\u0301zia deputy, Helder Injojo, who is the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament.<\/p>\n

This was one of the accusations against Manasse which led to his expulsion from the Frelimo Zambe\u0301zia Provincial Committee in March. Other charges against Manasse included incitement to violence, failure to pay his party dues, and breaching confidentiality about matters concerning the life of the party and its leaders.<\/p>\n

It was thought that the Frelimo Central Committee might discuss the case of Manasse when it met in March. But the case was not discussed, since Manasse had appealed against his expulsion to the Zambe\u0301zia Provincial Verification Commission, the Frelimo disciplinary body in the province.<\/p>\n

Rather than settle the matter behind closed doors, Manasse sent a request to the Attorney-General\u2019s Office (PGR) on 31 May, asking for the start of criminal proceedings against 23 Zambe\u0301zia deputies.<\/p>\n

In his request to the PGR, Manasse claimed that the Zambe\u0301zia Frelimo parliamentary group had imputed to him \u201cin a public and conscious manner, facts offensive to his honour and good name\u201d.<\/p>\n

A report submitted to the Zambe\u0301zia Provincial Committee accused Manasse of attempted character assassination by associating Injonjo with drug trafficking. The report said there was evidence that Manasse was the author of this claim.<\/p>\n

Following this report, the Provincial Committee expelled Manasse from its ranks. This decision, Manasse told the PGR, \u201ccreated embarrassment for my personal life and my political career\u201d. Following \u201call these lies\u201d, Manasse became \u201ca victim of attacks\u201d in the media.<\/p>\n

The 23 deputies, he said, were aware of the malicious purpose they intended to achieve, and of the consequences of their acts. Their behaviour \u201chas provoked very deep damage, that will be very difficult to repair\u201d, particularly in his political life \u201cas a senior militant of the Frelimo Party\u201d.<\/p>\n

He accused the 23 deputies of criminal libel. They had intended \u201cnot only to stain my honour and good name, but also to destroy my character and reputation\u201d. He claimed they wanted to destroy his future, \u201cas a man, as a politician and as a professional\u201d.<\/p>\n

This bitter dispute is certainly the last thing the Frelimo leadership wanted during an election year.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. A former spokesperson for Mozambique\u2019s ruling Frelimo Party, Caifadine Manasse, is suing 23 Frelimo parliamentary deputies, all from the central province of Zambezia, for criminal libel, reports Monday\u2019s issue of the independent newssheet \u201cCarta de Mocambique\u201d. This lawsuit is unprecedented. 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