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E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PTER KTFN ASEC EFIN PREL ETTC CVIS KVPR MZ
SUBJ:  MOJ DISCUSSES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM LAW, UN 1267 
SANCTIONS LIST 77, PLANS FOR FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT 
 
REF:  STATE 65201 
 
¶1.  (SBU)  On May 24 PolOff met with Ministry of Justice 
(MOJ) Legal Advisor Pedro Nhatitima.  In her meeting, 
Nhatitima shared with PolOff the draft of a comprehensive 
anti-terrorism law that includes sentencing penalties for 
all offenses related to acts of terrorism, including 
financing, supporting, colluding, or in any way being 
associated with perpetrators of terrorism, including 
individuals and/or organizations.  Extradition and 
extraterritorial acts of terrorism carried out by or 
involving Mozambican nationals are also addressed by the 
draft legal framework, as is the subject of kidnapping.  Mr. 
Nhatitima was not disposed to letting PolOff have a copy of 
the draft at this time.  However, he said this was 
exclusively an MOJ initiative and after it is shared with 
other key GRM officials, the international community 
including the U.S. Embassy would be invited to provide 
feedback. 
 
¶2. (SBU) COMMENT:  While this is an immensely important 
development, as, to Post's knowledge, currently Mozambique 
has no laws covering terrorism, there is no timetable for 
the process of moving this proposed law forward.  The 
elaborate bureaucratic machinations required by Mozambican 
law have, for past legal initiatives, taken several years. 
 
¶3. (U) Poloff took the opportunity to deliver reftel talking 
points regarding the addition of four Jemaah Islamiyah 
leaders to the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee list. 
Mr. Nhatitima said he would pass the information to the 
Minister of Justice when she returned from European travels 
next week, and would circulate the information to other 
relevant counterparts in the government. 
 
¶4.  (SBU)  Moving on to a finance theme, Mr. Nhatitima said 
the draft proposal for the establishment of a financial 
intelligence unit (FIU) has been finalized and will be 
forwarded to the Council of Ministers for approval some time 
before the conclusion of 2006.  Once the Council officially 
approves the formation of the FIU, the proposal to will be 
forwarded to the Legislative Assembly for final 
authorization.  The interagency FIU will be headed by the 
prime minister and will comprise representatives from 
various ministries including Finance, Commerce, Justice, 
Foreign Affairs as well as the Central Bank and Attorney 
General's office.  The proposal also envisions a "technical 
unit" apart from the "political members," which will be 
staffed by specialized bureaucrats representing various 
government departments and agencies. 
 
La Lime