Five men alleged to be "Naparamas" were shot dead by the police yesterday in Angoche, after an alleged confrontation with the police. According to a report in "O País", which quotes the Police of the Republic of Mozambique, the "Naparamas" intended to kill government leaders in that part of Nampula province. They left the district of...
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OAM denounces "normalization" of violence committed by police officers in Mozambique
The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (CDH-OAM) has strongly condemned the "normalization" of structural violence and the illegalities committed by the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) and its operational units, including the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC). In a statement, quoted by the...
Police say they are working to rescue businessman kidnapped on Saturday
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) said it was working to locate and rescue the 52-year-old man who was kidnapped on Saturday (01) in the city of Maputo. The PRM clarified that the victim is not the owner of one of Maputo's popular china stores, Bazar Central, as had been...
South African police investigate Mozambicans suspected of having escaped from Maputo Central Prison
South African police are continuing to investigate the case of the two Mozambicans arrested last Sunday who are believed to be part of the group of inmates who escaped from Maputo Central Prison last December. According to Rádio Moçambique, the two Mozambicans were arrested in Malelane, about 143 kilometers from the city of...
Joaquim Sive recognizes poor police performance at demonstrations
The recently appointed Commander General of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique, Joaquim Adriano Sive, recognizes that in some cases the police performed badly when dealing with civilians during the post-election protests. "If there were issues like that, which it seems to me that in some cases we didn't do very well, the job from now on is to improve our performance,...
On the day of Daniel Chapo's inauguration ten people were killed by the police
Ten citizens were murdered by the Rapid Intervention Police (UIR), three in Machava Socimol, two in the area of the third traffic circle, in the direction of the Matola-Gare neighborhood, three in Nampula and two in the Maquinag area, in Bairro Luís Cabral. According to a publication by the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), there are...
Frelimo CC member defends police reforms
Arlindo Chilundo, a member of FRELIMO's central committee, defends reforms in the Mozambican police in order to deal with violence in the best possible way. According to Chilundo, institutional reform goes beyond methods of handling firearms and encompasses issues of defending human rights and freedoms. In an interview with DW...
Police shoot young man in Praça dos Combatentes and people block the road
A young man was shot today in Praça dos Combatentes, Maputo city, by the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) during an intervention that involved several shots. The incident happened this afternoon, hours after Daniel Chapo's inauguration ceremony as President of the Republic. According to a TV Sucesso report, the young man was...
"Escape" of inmates: Police say they are working to recapture the fugitives
The Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) say they are on the ground working to recapture the inmates who escaped on Wednesday afternoon from Matola Central Prison in Maputo province. Orlando Mudumane, spokesman for the PRM General Command, who was speaking to "Noticias", called on society to collaborate by helping to identify the...
Nampula: PODEMOS party accuses police of killing more than 60 people
The Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS), which supports the presidential candidacy of Venâncio Mondlane, accuses the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) of fatally shooting 64 people in the northern province of Nampula during demonstrations that have been taking place since October 21. Speaking yesterday, Thursday (19), the...