Witchcraft, Police, the MPLA and the murder of a traditional - TopicsExpress



          

Witchcraft, Police, the MPLA and the murder of a traditional headman On May 14, the Provincial Court of Moxico, in Eastern Angola, delivered a landmark verdict against vigilante justice, based on accusations of witchcraft, which is prevalent in that region. Judge Pereira da Silva sentenced both the head of the ruling party, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) for the municipality of Cangamba, Alberto Tchinongue Catolo, and a local traditional authority (Soba) Cangamba, António Kanguia Candimbo, to six years in prison, for ordering the lynching of Soba Augusto Chimbidi.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 07:59:00 +0000

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