Mozambique: Finally Police Confirm it Killed People During Election Demonstrations

The General Commander of the Mozambique Republic Police (PRM), Bernardino Rafael, publicly confessed yesterday (Thursday 28 December) that, during the demonstrations protesting at the election results, the police killed citizens accidentally. First, he pointed to one death by police bullets, but later recognized “various incidents”.

Raphael was speaking in Chiúre, Cabo Delgado, where police have confirmed they killed a demonstrator on 26 October. Officially, the police have confirmed they…