This Friday (29), the Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) filed a criminal complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office against the soldiers who on Wednesday ran over a young woman taking part in the post-election protests. In a statement, the OAM classifies the military's action as criminal, violent, barbaric and gratuitous, calling on the Ministries of National Defense and the Interior, the Chief of Staff of the...
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Maputo: Police shoot protester dead and people destroy police station in retaliation
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) have just shot dead a young man during a peaceful demonstration at the Zimpeto wholesale market, the largest in Maputo. According to a report in Canalmoz, the demonstrators had built a grave for Daniel Chapo and the police became enraged and opened fire on the...
PODEMOS demands the publication of the names of the members of the armored vehicle that ran over the protester
The Optimist People's Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) repudiates the running over of a 29-year-old woman in Maputo city yesterday (27) by a military armored vehicle during demonstrations. In a press release, the political group demands the publication of the names of the members of the vehicle that hit the...
US condemns the escalation of violence in Mozambique and the killing of a protester
The Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Mozambique condemned once again yesterday (27) the escalation of violence against civilians during the post-election period in the country. In a statement released yesterday, the US government said that its condemnation also "included an incident that occurred on November 27, in...
PRM spokesman takes refuge inside armored vehicle after fury of protesters
The spokesman for the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) in Maputo city, Leonel Muchina, took refuge inside the UIR armored car that was brutally attacking the population, after the people threw stones at it. The popular revolt took place after a military armored vehicle ran over a young demonstrator...