October 13, 2015
"Angolan human rights defender José Marcos Mavungo was sentenced to six-years in prison on 14 September, on charges of ‘rebellion’, a crime against the security of the state. He has been in detention since 14 March for taking part in the organisation of a peaceful protest.
José Marcos Mavungo was
sentenced to six-years in prison on 14 September. He was charged and
convicted of ‘rebellion’ for his involvement in organizing a peaceful
demonstration and his alleged association with a group of unknown men
said to have been found with explosives and flyers before the
demonstration. No evidence of his relationship with the men or his
involvement in the production of the flyers was presented during the
trial. According to his lawyer, the judge stated that he was guilty
because the pamphlets “only appeared in Cabinda at a time when José
Marcos Mavungo was planning to assemble the masses to rebel against the
authorities”. He was also ordered to pay 50 000 Kwanzas (approximately
400 US dollars) to cater for court costs incurred during his trial. An
appeal was lodged on 16 September at the Supreme Court of Justice."
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