Retired Angolan Gen. Higino Carneiro reiterated his commitment to running for the leadership of Angola's ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, or MPLA, Ver Angola reported on Aug. 20. Carneiro made the comments as he was leaving Angola's Supreme Court on Aug. 19 following pretrial proceedings regarding a case in which he is accused of embezzlement of public funds and money laundering during his time as governor of the southeastern Cuando Cubango province.