Mozambican Interior Minister Alberto Mondlane has called the current levels of corruption within the Traffic Police intolerable.During the opening ceremony of the National Meeting of Traffic Police, held in Beira, the capital of Sofala province, the Minister said “we urge traffic police officers to change their behaviour as the current situation is very worrying and we can no longer tolerate such things”.Mondlane emphasized that his Ministry is demanding that police officers perform their duties and responsibilities, and underlined that institutional efforts are focused on overcoming the evil of corruption.On 5 November, as part of the celebrations of Legality Day, the police announced that this year 30 police officers have been arrested and accused of corruption. According to police spokesman Pedro Cossa, some of these officers have already been tried and convicted, while others are still awaiting the outcome of their cases.According to Cossa, these police officers have been accused of supplying firearms to criminals, associating or collaborating with criminal gangs, extortion, and other offences.
0 comentários:
Post a Comment