attacked at gunpoint by two unidentified men in their 30’s in the Maputo suburb of Malhangalene. The attackers threatened Langa with their pistols and got into his car with him. One of his attackers took the wheel, while the other kept his gun pointed at Langa in the back seat. Langa recalls hearing his attackers say that he “speaks too much” and that he should be careful so that nothing happens to him, as it did to slain investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. Langa survived, losing only his car in the attack. · ALERTupdate Date: January 24, 2005 Persons/Institutions: Carlos Cardoso Violation: Killed A fugitive in the murder of investigative reporter Carlos Cardoso has been returned to Mozambique, where he faces a new trial in the November 2000 slaying. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for the prompt prosecution and secure detention of Anibal Antonio dos Santos Junior, who has escaped from custody twice. Dos Santos, better known as Anibalzinho, was deported from Canada, where his petition for refugee status was turned down in December 2004. He arrived in Mozambique on Saturday, and was being held at police headquarters in the capital, Maputo, according to the state-run AIM news agency and local sources. Anibalzinho escaped from a high-security prison in Maputo in May 2004 but was captured later that month at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. While his refugee petition was pending, Mozambican authorities requested Anibalzhino’s extradition from Canada. The two countries have no extradition treaty, slowing the process of returning the suspect. So This Is Democracy? 2005 -86- Media Institute of Southern Africa