Major Pedro Lussati’s verdict is set for November 10th.

The sentencing of Angolan Major Pedro Lussati, who is linked to the Security Service of the President of the Republic and the alleged leader of the group that deceived the Angolan state out of millions of dollars, is scheduled for November 10.

Luce was informed by the representative of Major Francisco Muteca, according to which the hearing was suspended this Monday after discussion and correction of issues and resumed on November 10 for the announcement of questions and the verdict.

The case involves 49 defendants, including high-ranking military and civilian officials, allegedly involved in the theft of millions of dollars through a fraudulent scheme for paying inflated salaries to “ghost” workers.

The defendants are charged with embezzlement, criminal conspiracy, unlawful receipt of benefits, economic involvement in business, abuse of office, fraud in transporting or transferring currency abroad, illegal importation of foreign currency into the country, illegal trading in currency, prohibition of cash payments, withholding of currency, document forgery, money laundering and the use of a false identity.

The Angola Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) demanded the “maximum conviction” of Major Pedro Lussati and the other 48 co-defendants for “bad faith” and “intentional conduct”.

The number of crimes “and, by comparison, their severity, the fact that the defendants take pride in their crimes, the appetite for primitive accumulation of capital to the detriment of the majority of Angolans, out of work, occupied by ghosts when vacancies must be filled by proper souls” are factors that , according to the deputy, should compete for the criminal structure.

Pedro Lussati was arrested for possessing millions of dollars, euros and kwanzas stored in suitcases, boxes and several luxury cars, but he claims his fortune was made in the business world and that it also belongs to his partners.

In defense statements submitted on the 24th, the Major stated that he was being used as a scapegoat in a hybrid war between superiors, requested the return of his assets, and regretted wearing a prison service uniform since he was detained. . .

Francisco Muteca, in statements dated October 24, “demanded” the return of his property, including money, cars, jewelry and apartments seized by the deputy.

“Major Pedro Lussati, as well as his defense, from the very beginning always asked for the release of the seizure of his assets due to the fact that they were seized illegally, due to the fact that there was not enough evidence for them to ultimately be here you can incriminate serious crimes against Major Pedro Lussati,” said Francisco Muteca.

According to the lawyer, the need to lift the seizure of Lussati’s assets also arises from the fact that “the procedural procedures required by law are not carried out, due to the fact that the criminal procedural procedures were grossly violated.”

Because “the Constitution and guarantees of the accused were seriously violated, in fact, long before he was held accountable for the facts that we have already listed above, namely the kidnapping and kidnapping,” he said.

“The warrant is completely unrelated to the formality that the law requires, and the Code of Criminal Procedure is clear, the rules must be clear and objective, this is the way the law prescribes, and not the way someone should understand,” he criticized.

Francisco Muteca also defended on this occasion that corruption must be fought within the framework of the Constitution.

“We must fight corruption within the framework of the Constitution, we must fight corruption within the framework of the law, so that the Constitution is respected, the guarantees and rules of the game established by law are respected, that’s all,” he said. emphasized. .

As for the representative of Lussati, he will be acquitted due to “insufficient evidence and because he is not responsible in Casa Militar under such serious management.”

Pedro Lussati argued that “today, a simple captain and captain cannot have a Security House under his control, where he has generals, general officers, high-ranking officials who, in accordance with the organic charter of the Security House of the President of the Republic, have the right to manage this body “.