Niassa features in a trial context after a high-profile kidnapping-linked death in Anamola, the opposition party led by Venancio Mondlane.
Mondlane has had immunity lifted and is set to stand trial on five charges related to post-election protests. Authorities say protests turned violent after the October 2024 elections; Mondlane denies wrongdoing. The Supreme Court has scheduled the trial for next month.