'We cannot fail to express our deep repudiation of the way these elections have been organised and conducted', the Mozambican Bar Association said today. It cited 'a prior conspiracy to falsify the results'.
"We cannot fail to express our deep repudiation of the way these elections have been organised and conducted", the Mozambican Bar Association said today. It cited"a prior conspiracy to falsify the results".
The bar association criticises its own judges in the lower courts."Some courts have been imposing rigid formalities on the process of contesting elections, in some cases reversing the burden of proof. … In the event that the electoral body lacks credible documents on the electoral acts, they must grant the appeal. Electoral justice is one of the basic pillars of democracy, which is why we expect judicial decisions to be more effective.
It says that the court rulings are"a relief for the preservation of democracy and democratic institutions."
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