Mozambique: Constitutional Council Judges Claim to Be Victims of Death Threats

Maputo — The judges of the Constitutional Council, Mozambique’s highest body in matters of electoral law, claim that they have been receiving death threats through messages “sent to their phones or posted on social media’, at a moment when the body is expected to announce the final results of the presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections held on 9 October.

In a statement issued on Monday, Lúcia Ribeiro, the chairperson of the Council, condemned the threats saying that they are not…