Criminals disguised as policemen have been causing chaos in Chimoio, the capital of the central Mozambican province of Manica, according to a report in the newsheet “CanalMoz”. Cars have been stolen and people assaulted in public by these fake police men.“The existence of these criminals masquerading as police has resulted in a sharp rise of criminal cases in this city”, said Manica police spokesperson Belmiro Mutandiua, who spoke to the press to issue a warning about this alarming developmentAccording to Mutandiua, “the criminals are stealing goods in homes, on the public highway, and in companies, where they falsely identify themselves as men of law and order”.One of the cases recently registered by the Manica police was an attack against a sawmill, owned by Chinese citizens. According to eye-witnesses, men wearing police uniforms entered the sawmill, stole various items, then shot and injured a security guard and one of the owners.“We call for great vigilance from the people of Manica”, said Mutandiua. “There are criminals moving around dressed as police officers, and they are practicing a variety of crimes in Chimoio”.Perhaps even worse, last week three real policemen were arrested in the neighbouring province of Sofala, accused of stealing cars in Chimoio.These cases occur shortly after the Manica police commander, Lourenco Catandica had expressed concern at the “inhuman attitudes” of some police, and of police involvement in crimes of corruption and even murder.
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