 Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports of politicization and biased judgement in the judiciary.Cases involving former public office holders still are under investigation.For example, the investigations continued in the case of the former prime minister accused of embezzlement in the privatization of ENACOL (a parastatal oil supply firm) in which he allegedly embezzled approximately $16,250 (2 million Cape Verdean escudos) from the buyers of the parastatal.