AI waxes hot on Mozambique journalist

Abubacar

As Mozambique journalist and prisoner of conscience, Amade Abubacar, marks ninety days in pretrial detention, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena, has come out to demand that he should be charged or released from illegal detention.
“Mozambican authorities are treating Abubacar like a convicted criminal by prolonging his pretrial detention without bringing any legitimate charges against him in violation of national and international law.

“The continued detention of Amade, whose wife and children haven’t been able to visit him, is against the principle of being innocent until proven guilty.

“Amade must either be charged with a recognizable criminal offence or released immediately and allowed to do his job without fear of reprisals. Mozambican authorities must support media freedom, instead of criminalizing journalists.”