Maputo, 29 Nov (AIM) – The Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) in the central Mozambican province of Tete has opened criminal cases against seven employees of the Tax Authority in that province for their involvement in the falsification of documents, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
According to a statement released by the Tete branch of the GCCC, “in November, the accused were arrested and brought before the Criminal Investigation Judge for the purposes of their first interrogation, because, in the use of their powers, they had seized financial resources received as Personal Income Tax (IRPS) for their own benefit.”
According to the document, the actions perpetrated by the accused damaged the state in the order of over 164 million meticais (2.5 million dollars, at the current exchange rate).
“In this context, the anti-corruption office calls on all citizens to avoid committing these acts, as they represent an affront to the principles of Ethics and Integrity, the guiding principles for the construction of a State governed by the rule of law and democracy”, reads the document.
(AIM)
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