The Attorney General and the
United States Ambassador today launched the new Manual for Investigation and
Criminal Procedure on Wildlife Crimes at a formal public event at the Attorney
General’s Office in Maputo. The manual was developed, with support from the
United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as
a training tool and reference for investigators and prosecutors on how to
successfully prosecute organised crime cases involving wildlife trafficking.
The population of Mozambique’s
wildlife, especially elephant and rhinos, has decreased significantly due to
poaching and wildlife trafficking. Over the past 50 years, Mozambique’s
elephant population decreased from 50,000 to less than 10,000, and rhinos are
extinct.
The purpose of the legal manual
and training is to improve support for personnel dedicated to investigating and
prosecuting organised crime cases with a focus on wildlife trafficking. The
first training on the use of this legal handbook took place at Gorongosa
National Park on September 17, 2018, and two more trainings will be held for
prosecutors, investigators, and wildlife law enforcement officers in the
provinces of Niassa and Gaza.The Mozambique Attorney General’s Office and its
Central Anti-Corruption Office are long-time U.S. Government partners. In 2017,
the U.S. Mission, through USAID, entered into an agreement with the Attorney
General’s Office to implement the milestone-based two-year Wildlife Crime
Prosecution Support Program.
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