Twenty-four thousand and 777 criminal cases were initiated during the year 2023, by the PGR in the Southern Judicial Region, which includes the provinces of Cunene, Cuando Cubango, Huíla and Namibe, revealed yesterday, in Ondjiva, prosecutor Hernâni Beira Grande .
The accompanying coordinator at the PGR in this judicial region said that these were criminal, civil, administrative, family, work and minor cases, of which five thousand and seventy-seven were sent to the courts. Of the cases sent to court, 20 are of an economic nature, linked to corruption and money laundering, which demonstrates the body’s commitment to combating corruption, nepotism and other related crimes.
Hernâni Beira Grande provided this information when speaking at the opening of the IV extended review meeting of the Southern Judicial Region of the PGR, which takes place from the 15th to the 16th of this month in the city of Ondjiva. This meeting aims to evaluate the performance of the PGR bodies of the civil and military forum in the provinces of Cunene, Cuando Cubango, Huíla and Namibe, as well as to plan actions for the current year, according to the source. Beira Grande said, according to Angop, this was the fourth review meeting held by the institution, whose dynamics resulted in greater proximity and monitoring of the PGR bodies in the judicial provinces in the face of current challenges.
On the other hand, he appealed to those present to defend the fundamental rights and guarantees of the population, as well as in the implementation and observance of the principles of legality, preventive detention periods and the proximity of PGR bodies to communities. To this end, he said it is essential that each person at their level is implacable, upright and true defender of the State’s interests when carrying out their mission.
Currently, the PGR in the southern judicial region has 68 public prosecutors, including two at the coordination headquarters, 16 in Cunene, 11 in Cuando Cubango, 26 in Huíla and 13 in Namibe, 221 justice technicians and 29 regime employees general. The two-day meeting will also analyze the functioning of the Single Process Number Management System (SIGNUP), the impact of the performance of the Guarantee judge on the activity of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the management of preventive detention periods and the analysis of appeals filed. to the court of second instance. The event includes visits to the Santa Clara border post and the memorial to King Mandume ya Ndemufayo, in Oihole.
PGR wants effective coordination of actions to combat livestock theft
On the other hand, the Attorney General of the Republic, Hélder Pitta Gróz, defended the need for greater consultation on the situation of cattle theft and robbery, aiming to minimize the problem that tends to spread across the country. The official said that cattle theft does not only affect the south of the country but has spread to other provinces such as Cuanza Sul and Benguela. For this reason, he said that it is not enough just to consult the various segments of society, but what is fundamental is concertation to find viable mechanisms from the ground up to globally combat or minimize this practice.
Pitta Groz also highlighted the need for greater awareness and education of communities, to ensure the prevention system, education of civil society in the transmission of values from generation to generation, in order to value community wealth that can contribute to improving the situation economy of the country.
He clarified that cattle theft and theft should not be seen only as a cultural issue, but to what extent this tradition is preventing progress among breeders. “If cattle breeders start to become unmotivated and stop raising cattle, there will certainly be an increase in the existing deficit of meat on the national market, which will lead to an increase in imports at a time when there are economic and financial problems”, he emphasized. .
He assured that at the PGR level with the provincial government, he will communicate the concerns presented to the Executive Power Holder, in order to make the country safe, where the slaughter and illegal sale of meat cannot jeopardize food security. , economic and financial aspects of families. It should be noted that, according to Angop, Hélder Pitta Gróz provided this information when speaking at the closing ceremony of the Workshop on “cattle theft in the southern region of Angola”.
The forum, part of the activities of the IV extended meeting of the southern judicial region of the PGR, brought together magistrates from the Public Ministry and the court of the civil and military forum from the provinces of Cunene, Cuando Cubango, Huíla, Namibe, cattle breeders, members of the defense and security, civil authorities and bodies that administer justice. During the year 2023, police agencies recorded 158 crimes of theft and theft of livestock in the province of Cunene and the actions culminated in the recovery of 550 animals of different species, 168 cattle, 365 goats, 13 pigs, four donkeys and two sheep.
