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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Police from the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) shot dead at least three people in Ressano Garcia when they tried to repel demonstrators who were blocking the crossing at the border crossing. Several people were injured. Among the victims was a young man who was shot twice in the back while he was broadcasting live on the...
The spokesman for the General Command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique announced yesterday (12) that 16 people died between December 4 and 11, due to the violent demonstrations taking place across the country. Overall, Orlando Mudumane said that in the period in question, 409 violent incidents were recorded...
Four people died on Tuesday in the district of Maringué, in Sofala province, after being shot by the police of the Republic of Mozambique. The victims were part of a group of people holding post-election protests. However, the situation evolved into clashes between the population and the police. For a considerable time,...