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16 arrested in Zambezia / 2015 for crimes against albinos – Mozambique police
8:10 CAT | 26 Apr 2016
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The Mozambican police in 2015 detained 16 people in connection with the kidnapping and murder of albino citizens.
Cited by Radio Mozambique, the Zambezi provincial police commander, João Maunguele, said the arrests resulted from denunciations by members of the public of these shocking crimes. The districts with most cases were Ile, Milange and Alto Molocue.
Maunguele was speaking on Thursday, as he briefed the Zambezia provincial assembly on the crime situation in the province. Assembly members wanted to know what the police were doing about the attacks on albinos.
He said the police were seriously concerned at the situation and had managed to arrest 16 suspects. But he admitted that the police have so far been unable to track down any of those who have ordered the kidnapping of albinos.
The persecution of albinos appears to have been imported from Tanzania. Albinos are murdered for their body parts, which are believed to possess magical properties, and are used in black magic ceremonies.
Maunguele urged any members of the public with knowledge of these crimes to come forward and denounce those involved.
Source: AIM
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