Key witness to his attempted murder: Mozambique police wants to speak to Renamo’s SG “as soon as possible”

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Key witness to his attempted murder: Mozambique police wants to speak to Renamo’s SG “as soon as possible”

12:18 CAT | 27 Jan 2016

In file Club of Mozambique / Manuel Bissopo.

The Mozambican police said on Tuesday they possess leads that can help them track down those involved in the attempted murder last week of Manuel Bissopo, the general secretary of the country’s main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo.

Bissopo was attacked last Wednesday, in broad daylight, in the heart of the central city of Beira. The assailants shot at the car he was driving, killing his bodyguard, and seriously injuring Bissopo. He was evacuated to South Africa, where he remains under medical care, with a bullet lodged near his aorta.

Ar his weekly press briefing, the spokesperson for the general command of the police, Inacio Dina, said the police already knew that the weapon used in the crime was an AK-47 assault rifle, “and we are seeking to find out the type of vehicles used in the attack, and the number of people they were carrying. This information, provided by eye-witnesses, will lead us to the authors of the crime”.

The police team investigating the attack, Dina said, “has leads which can help us solve this crime, and in due time we shall provide information about the specific steps that have been taken and the indications we have that will lead to neutralizing those responsible”.

But the key witness is Bissopo himself. Dina said the police are hoping to speak to him as soon as possible. However, it is not clear when he will be able to leave the South African clinic where he is currently being treated.

Source: AIM