Kamalata Numa, who said he was notified three days ago to respond as a defendant to the PGR, believes that the articles he has published on his social media accounts are at stake.
"These are things I wrote some time ago and so we will listen to them first. They will interrogate me, they will talk and then we will see", said the former deputy of the National Assembly of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
According to Abílio Kamalata Numa, who still wants to understand how he outraged the State, its institutions and its symbols, he says that his articles focus on the situation in the country.
"I have written a lot, now I want to hear, what was this outrage about? I have to see and hear so that I can say later", he stressed.
The UNITA leader stressed that throughout his life he has always fought for a democratic state under the rule of law, without ever going beyond "the limits of what is reasonable, within a true democratic state under the rule of law".
Abílio Kamalata, national secretary for former combatants and member of UNITA's political committee, stressed that in no state under the rule of law, talking about the President of the Republic "is a problem".
"Therefore, if that is the case, we will listen", stressed the retired general, stressing that "this is a struggle that has just begun".
"And our struggle to consolidate the democratic state under the rule of law is not over yet. Therefore, this is a struggle that has just begun and we will accept it, we will celebrate it, until the dictator ceases to be the owner of this state and democratic institutions truly flourish", he declared.
In a note he published on the subject this Monday, Abílio Kamalata Numa wrote that for these crimes, under article 333 of the Penal Code, "many political prisoners are already in the MPLA [Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola] prisons".
Last week, the American Bar Association (ABA) argued that Article 333 of the Penal Code, which criminalises offences against the President of the Republic, should be repealed and convictions under this article should be annulled.
In a report consulted by Lusa, the ABA considered that Angolan courts should also review the legality of this article, introduced in the revision of the Penal Code in 2020, taking into account "its clear conflict with the fundamental freedoms and rights of the Constitution, as well as with numerous provisions of international law".
Article 333 (Outrage against the State, its symbols and organs) criminalises public speeches that "insult the Republic of Angola, the President of the Republic or any other Organ of Sovereignty", such as the National Assembly and the courts, and has already led to the arrest of activists such as Tanaice Neutro, digital influencer Neth Nahara and a young man who made a video blaming the President for social difficulties.
Penalties may range from six months to three years in prison or a daily fine of 60 to 360 days if the offence is directed, through words, text, drawings or sounds, at the Republic of Angola, the President of the Republic or sovereign bodies.
If the offence is directed at the flag, emblem or anthem of the Republic, the prison sentence may be up to two years and the fines up to 240 days.
