Mozambique: Foreign Prisoners to Be Repatriated

Mozambique will repatriate over 30 foreigners who are currently serving prison sentences in the country, according to a report in the Maputo daily “Noticias” on 24 July.

Among the prisoners are citizens from Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa and Bolivia, jailed for international drug trafficking.

“15 prisoners, between 20 and 60 years of age, are detained at Machava Maximum Security Prison and others are locked up in the Ndlavela Female Penitentiary”, said Bertha Zitha, a judge on the Maputo…