Journalists Adriano Remedi Miraldina and Gabriel ,
both in the service of STV Group SOICO , were arrested yesterday in Beira , during three
consecutive hours in 11 . Precinct Police of the Republic of Mozambique ( PRM )
in the capital of Sofala province . It all started when , after a complaint ,
those reporters and a third journalist , Francisco Anger, intercepted hundreds
of young party Frelimo a selection procedure to fill the posts of presidents of
polling in the upcoming elections . The story begins with an announcement
released by STAE ( Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat ) , that
would elapse tender aimed to recruit about a thousand presidents of polling in Beira , to assume these
functions in the next elections . So far the issue was peaceful and normal.
Only, however, journalists were alerted that STV previously selected by young
Mozambican Youth Organization , organization d Frelimo Party , were at the
level of the cells of his party in the border districts to be recruited in a
process illegal and parallel to they were just young Frelimo party to fulfill
the thousand vacancies such that STAE was announced, the presidents of polling
stations . It is not known for sure if this recruitment parallel operation was
in fact agreed with the provincial STAE , but suspicions arose and journalists
were made to where it was happening , alerted by a complaint . Journalists were
warned , on the basis that the operation was to recruit only young Frelimo
Party for the presidencies of polling stations and the operation stemmed in
collusion with officials of the conservatory .
WTS alerted journalists were the Committee of Frelimo
at the city of Beira
in Munhava where actually found hundreds of young people to be subjected to
such selection " secret " . Surprised these maneuvers and aware that
they had been detected , members began OJM for assaulting journalist Francisco
Anger, who suffered veiled threats between them that he would take the
camcorder .
Another colleague of Anger, Adriano Remedi , would
also suffer threats and abuse . Eventually arrested by police and journalists
Adriano Remedi Miraldina Gabriel . The police took the defense of partisan
maneuvering thus trying to intimidate the press . The elements of Frelimo
enraged eventually hold the car using the STV barricades block . And since they
called the police in order to get under threat from the authorities compel
journalists to move away from the site without registering the evidence
visiuais the ongoing attempt to promote recruitment of young Frelimo only to
fill vacancies in the polling stations upcoming elections , apparently to
better " promote the Frelimo Party power match-fixing ." According to
sources who spoke to the Daily Reporting and weekly digital Canalmoz Mozambique
Channel , the resistance of Frelimo members that were filmed derived from the
fact that they have been caught on the back foot and so have been dismantled
its plan with the arrival local press .
" They had prepared the entire process with
prudence but finally had appeared journalists " WTS to catch the "
maneuver " .
" They started in the cells of the neighborhoods
. Began with the selection in the base core , to the Secretaries of OJM
neighborhoods . So the list of young people to go to polling stations to fill
vacancies in STAE came out of the neighborhoods . These compiled lists and
referred them to the Committee of the city of Frelimo in Munhava . The requirement was to
have a red card Frelimo party , "he told us one of our youth who spoke on
condition of anonymity for not reporting retaliation . The same information we
have been advanced by other young people in different situations . The
selection aimed at framing " young believers to Frelimo in the polling
stations in order to ensure the victory of Frelimo in Beira ."
In Beira
odds Frelimo recover the Municipality are quite remote and in this connection
are trying by all means could reach the goal of winning local elections
scheduled for November 20 . " Frelimo tried everything in detail . STAE
put the announcement in the local newspaper . The notary public servants were
enlisted to be in office on that party headquarters . " " To host the
Frelimo were highlighted conservatory officials dealing with the issue of
criminal records . Health officials dealing with the issue of medical
certificates were also enlisted to perform tasks at the headquarters of Frelimo
that everything be assured . " Here in summary reports of young people who
after all have nothing to do with Frelimo and were who gave the warning signal
to the press to have been suspicious of the fact that state officials are
working at the headquarters of the party for such purposes . In the selection
of candidates for presidents of table assemblies employees asked the youth to
honor commitments , some young people told us . " All documents requested
by STAE are being treated at the headquarters of Frelimo . The documents will
be delivered by the party to STAE and spent it all as if the candidates had
submitted applications directly to STAE , "notes one of our sources . Some
young people denounced the practice that was in progress , the press , because
for them it was clear why the Frelimo anyway do not want parity in electoral
bodies , as they had heard and that is what is on the table in the rounds of
the of the deaf between Renamo and the government , dominated by Frelimo . "
They want to ensure the fraud," said one of those young people in our
Report. The selection process , by STAE , candidates for presidents of the
month voting started yesterday and ends on Saturday . Just to Beira thousand people are needed . The
purpose of the episode reported to the press in Beira , our searched Reportage hear the
provincial secretary of Frelimo in Sofala , Henriques Bongesse . This told us
that it is the City Committee of Frelimo and only these to speak of . We tried
to call the secretary of the Committee 's headquarters city. The number was out
of service . Francisco Manjate , deputy director of information WTS and
delegated to the border , when heard by Canalmoz to be able to comment on what
happened to journalists of his television station to the point of being
detained by police , said : "We were in the 11th Precinct of police and
agents do not know what kind of crime set impendia on journalists , which were
eventually released. Were drawn up and an auto commander informed us that
journalists may be called or not , "he said .
Manjate eventually report to our reporting that "
PRM tried to retain the cameras " to journalists . " I asked what law
required such a procedure and finding no response to PRM did not insist ."
It should be noted that last July the PRM arrested freelance journalist , Edwin
Hounnou on the allegation of military secrecy . Hounnou was released after
about one week in terms of identity. The process never progressed . At the time
Edwin Hounnou was caught photographing the PRM within the Police headquarters
to be transported on the bus company ETRAGO similar to that at the time were
being attacked by armed Renamo in Muxungué acting in retaliation for the attack
that forces special Police - FIR , had made shortly before the civil Renamo
headquarters at the administrative post of district Chibabava National Road N1
. ( Canalmoz )