The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) continue to deny having used force against participants in the peaceful marches in honor of the late rapper Azagaia on Saturday in several cities. In Nampula, the accusation comes from a detained activist who says he was tortured and found with signs of beatings after being...
About the march: Fernando Lima says there is a wing in the Frelimo party that is against democracy
"I think we're looking at one of the saddest pages of democracy in Mozambique," said Fernando Lima, commentator and journalist, yesterday during the STV program Noite Informativa, reacting to the police's actions in preventing the march in honor of the artist Azagaia. Fernando Lima also said that there is a wing within the party...
Police with dogs and armored cars prevent tribute to Azagaia
A military contingent is currently positioned on Eduardo Mondlane Avenue, in Maputo city, near the statue to prevent a peaceful march in honor of Mozambican social intervention rapper Azagaia, who died a week ago in Maputo from an illness. Mozambican police are dispersing with tear gas a march in Maputo in honor of...
Niassa: Police seize AK-47 ammunition and 3 mortar ratchets
Last week, the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) seized more than 700 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and three mortar rockets in Niassa province. The weapons were hidden in a field in the village of Chamba, Mandimba district. The head of PRM Public Relations in Niassa, Alves Mate, told Rádio Moçambique that...
Police Implement Two Plans to Ensure Order and Security on the Festive Court
The Commander General of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), Bernardino Rafael, says that for the festive season two plans have been implemented to guarantee public order and security. These are the Zalala 2022-2023 and Tsakane plans, drawn up by the PRM in conjunction with the Defense and Security Forces. Bernardino Rafael talks about the...
Palma police chief killed in ambush in Muidumbe
Palma's chief of police operations is one of the five people believed to have been killed on Sunday afternoon in an ambush as they drove through the village of Xitaxi, Muidumbe district, in Cabo Delgado province. The suspected insurgents managed to stop the car and set it on fire. The car was carrying a group of...
Police detain Nigerian wanted in the Netherlands for drug trafficking
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested a Nigerian wanted, since 2010, by the Dutch authorities for drug trafficking, announced yesterday a source of the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC). The man fled the Netherlands in 2010 after being found with 23 kilos of cocaine, said quoted by Lusa, Hilário Lole, spokesman for SERNIC ...
Police detain nine illegal aliens and seize drugs
The police detained nine foreigners in illegal situation in the country and seized drugs during an operation to stop trafficking in human beings and drugs in Manica, announced today official source. According to the same source, six citizens of Tanzanian nationality, two Guineans and one Rwandan were arrested with unauthenticated residence documents and cards...
Police are again mobilized to stop possible demonstrations in Maputo
Mozambique on Wednesday lived again under threats of public demonstrations, and the authorities mobilized the Republic Police to control the spirits of vendors of the Fish Market who demand fair fees. The Fish Market, on the Maputo waterfront, is one of the city's main tourist attractions. Wielding placards chanting demands, under...
36 Renamo officers integrated in the Unit for the Protection of Senior Individuals
A total of 36 Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) officers will be incorporated into the protection unit of senior figures of the Mozambican police as part of the pacification process, the party announced yesterday. "It is a great joy to see 36 police officers join the other 10″ who are already part of the protection unit as part of the...