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7:47 CAT | 21 Feb 2022
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CTA – Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique on Monday called for severe penal frameworks to stop the wave of kidnappings in the main Mozambican cities.
“It is necessary to introduce, additionally, deep changes to the legal framework, making the respective penal framework severe, without the possibility of paying bail,” said Zuneid Calumias, vice president of CTA, the country’s largest employers’ organisation, at a press conference in Maputo.
For Mozambican employers, the growing number of kidnapping cases in the country reveals alarming levels of violence, with an impact on the business environment.
“It is also frightening because these crimes occur in the surroundings of police stations, seen as a guarantee of public protection, where criminals have been demonstrating their freedom of action”.
The CTA reiterated that it is available to materially support the state in efforts to curb this type of crime. The business association highlighted the creation, of a Security and Private Protection division within the CTA, which has been interacting with the authorities in the search for solutions to combat kidnapping in the country.
“The CTA will continue to dialogue tirelessly with the government in search of solutions, because it believes it is important to ensure the safety and confidence of investors, as well as the credibility of the country as a privileged destination for investment and tourism,” said Zuneid Calumias.
He further reported that CTA y is organising a study to analyse the economic impact of the wave of kidnappings in Mozambique.
Read: Gujarati OCI kidnapped at gunpoint in Mozambique – Times of India
After a period of relative calm, Mozambican cities, mainly the country’s capital, have again been plagued since 2020 by a wave of kidnappings, targeting mainly businessmen or their relatives.
In November 2021, the police launched the formation of a mixed force to respond to this type of crime, a group of officers who will be trained by Rwandan specialists for six months.
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