Luanda - The Law No. 11/20 of 23 April, approved by Parliament, has become void and "scraped from the Angolan legal system," after it had been declared unconstitutionality by the Constitutional Court (TC), said the jurist Esteves Hilário, who quoted the provisions of articles 226 and 231 of the Constitution.
Speaking to Angop, the expert said that the declaration of the unconstitutionality of a law means nullity and inaptitude for application, adding that it can no longer be applied in any situation".
In the view of the Angolan Bar Association, he said, the Law on Identity or Cell Location and Electronic Surveillance, in force since 23 April 2020, has unconstitutional rules.
In its ruling No. 658/20 of 15 December, the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the norms that confer powers on Public Prosecutor Office (MP) to order, authorise and validate the environmental listening and records in private and conditioned or access prohibited locations.
