Monday, November 19, 2007

President Chissano's son died (bbc news)


The oldest son of former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, died while under investigation. Nympine Chissano was found in Maputo in his home dead. They are currently unsure of the cause of death, but it was stated that Chissano has been reported sick for quite some time.

Chissano was being investigated for the death of journalist Carlos Cardoso in 2000. He was killed while reporting corruption alligations. Anibal dos Santos was charged with the murder of Cardoso. He stated that Chissano ordered the assassination, immediate investigations were made.

Cardoso was investigating and reporting about the robbery of $14 million dollars from the Mozambique main state bank when he was killed by Santos. Santos has a 30- year sentence to jail but has escaped twice only to be recaptured.

I hope they continue the investigation even though Chissano has passed. The family of Cardoso has a right to know what was being arranged and by who.

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