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Authorities in Mozambique are seeking to prosecute the country’s main opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, over civil disturbances that followed a disputed election last year.
Prosecutors summoned Mondlane on Tuesday, alleging he incited unrest by insisting that President Daniel Chapo of the long-ruling Frelimo party won the election through vote-rigging. News Central reports that a 40-page document outlines a series of accusations, which the opposition politician has denied.
The post-election protests, in which more than 300 people were killed, were the largest against Frelimo since independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975. Frelimo denies allegations of electoral fraud, though Western observers maintain that October’s vote was not free and fair.
Despite the current move towards prosecution, there had been indications that Chapo and Mondlane were looking to build bridges. The two politicians met for talks in March and again in May. Chapo also launched a “national dialogue” and invited Mondlane to serve on a presidential advisory body.
