A group of seven agents from Mozambique's migration services, assigned to Manica province, were arrested and taken hostage in a gold mine in Zimbabwe, after allegedly trying to extort the Chinese operator. According to witnesses quoted by Voice of America (VOA) on Monday (17), the incident took place last Thursday (13),...
Seven agents from the provincial Migration Service in Manica province have been arrested in Zimbabwe for attempting to extort mining operators. They were released through diplomatic negotiations. The Mozambican agents went to Zimbabwe in a Mahindra police vehicle, license plate AMO-041-MC. They entered the country via the Penhalonga region, in...
Around a thousand students accuse the management of the Higher Institute of Science and Technology of Mozambique (ISCTEM) of extortion, illegal charges and threats, according to the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD). The ISCTEM management is allegedly invalidating the tuition payments made by the students and forcing them to duplicate the same payments...
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, confirmed a few days ago that the government is investigating the case of extortion of South African tourists on the island of Mozambique. "We received this complaint from a South African citizen with some concern. Immediately, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism interacted with the Ministry of the Interior...
A young man is facing charges at the 4th Police Station in the city of Quelimane, Zambezia province, for allegedly using police uniforms to extort citizens on the public highway. The accused refuses the accusation and justifies that the purpose of wearing the police uniform was to charm his girlfriend. According to...
The recent riots on the Ressano Garcia border culminated in the resignation of the head of operations of the First Police Station of the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) and the reinforcement of security there. Residents of the town say there have been recurrent muggings on the public highway, extortion by PRM agents and kidnappings...
The administrator of the Molumbo district in Zambezia, Ester Malawía, is facing charges of extorting semi-precious stones from a prospector, money from traders and embezzling relief goods intended for the victims of Cyclone Gombe. The events allegedly took place last year, and this Wednesday, the administrator and other citizens...
A member of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in Nampula, with the rank of inspector, has been arrested since Friday on charges of extortion of his colleagues amounting to five thousand meticais. According to the Provincial Anti-Corruption Office in Nampula, the incident occurred when five members of the corporation intended to travel in...