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Combatente - 10 - September JO, 1967*
However, this weekly Bible meeting was broken up by police action and
forty-nine men and women were arrested*
The State charged them that they were guilty of a "crime against
the security of the State, of instigation to collect disobedience -they
constitute a political movement coming from various countries with aims
of disobedience, agitation and subversion of the popular masses"*
Anyone familiar with the behaviour of Bible Study Groups knows
pretty that such charges are absolutely false and absurd. In most cases the Bible Study Groups are a law biding people and are rarely found
in jails as a result of criminal activities. Nevertheless these charges
were hurled against them in the lower Portuguese Court.
During the three-day trial, the public prosecutor did not produce a single witness to substantiate his false charges. The State submitted absolutely no evidence to prove them guilty of any crime.
More so, the prosecutor made no attemp to crosae-examine any of
the defendant. No rebuttal was made by him. In fact he presented no
argument of any kindi This is what happens when Nationalists in Mozambique, Angola and Guinea(Bissau) are arrested. This is the law in a
fascist and dictatorial Government, such as that of doctor Salazar.
The only fact proved in the entire proceeding was that the accused were gathered to study the Bible. It is no wonder that even Portuguese lai^yers discribed a trial as "a mockery" shame" and a "miscarriage of justice".
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* * *
C A H Q R A - BASSA D A M
Ever since 1950, the Portuguese authorities have been studying
the possibility to establish a settlement and land utilization scheme on
the Zambezi river Valley project which would control and utilize the river flow. The project was approved for the construction of a high dam
at the Ca'hora Bassa, North of Tete. It was also approved the construction of a series of small dams down river, in an area of aproximately
140,000 square km. These small dams would permit the development for
settlement of White settlers similar to that of Limpopo valley in Lourenço Marques district.
It goes without, saying; that^the completion of thin dam'would serve as a "Wall" to impede or complicate the infiltration of guerrillas to
the Southern part of the colony. It is reported that the appointed president for the project Mr. A. de Oliveira, the former Minister of Public
Works has already arrived in Mozambique.
O.o.eoo«.oooj {....o./
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| Title | CENPA-240~12 |
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| Full text | r O Combatente - 10 - September JO, 1967* However, this weekly Bible meeting was broken up by police action and forty-nine men and women were arrested* The State charged them that they were guilty of a "crime against the security of the State, of instigation to collect disobedience -they constitute a political movement coming from various countries with aims of disobedience, agitation and subversion of the popular masses"* Anyone familiar with the behaviour of Bible Study Groups knows pretty that such charges are absolutely false and absurd. In most cases the Bible Study Groups are a law biding people and are rarely found in jails as a result of criminal activities. Nevertheless these charges were hurled against them in the lower Portuguese Court. During the three-day trial, the public prosecutor did not produce a single witness to substantiate his false charges. The State submitted absolutely no evidence to prove them guilty of any crime. More so, the prosecutor made no attemp to crosae-examine any of the defendant. No rebuttal was made by him. In fact he presented no argument of any kindi This is what happens when Nationalists in Mozambique, Angola and Guinea(Bissau) are arrested. This is the law in a fascist and dictatorial Government, such as that of doctor Salazar. The only fact proved in the entire proceeding was that the accused were gathered to study the Bible. It is no wonder that even Portuguese lai^yers discribed a trial as "a mockery" shame" and a "miscarriage of justice". * «• * * * * C A H Q R A - BASSA D A M Ever since 1950, the Portuguese authorities have been studying the possibility to establish a settlement and land utilization scheme on the Zambezi river Valley project which would control and utilize the river flow. The project was approved for the construction of a high dam at the Ca'hora Bassa, North of Tete. It was also approved the construction of a series of small dams down river, in an area of aproximately 140,000 square km. These small dams would permit the development for settlement of White settlers similar to that of Limpopo valley in Lourenço Marques district. It goes without, saying; that^the completion of thin dam'would serve as a "Wall" to impede or complicate the infiltration of guerrillas to the Southern part of the colony. It is reported that the appointed president for the project Mr. A. de Oliveira, the former Minister of Public Works has already arrived in Mozambique. O.o.eoo«.oooj {....o./ |
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