Mozambique: “Perceptions” of “some [Renamo] deputies” supporting Military Junta – report

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Mozambique: “Perceptions” of “some [Renamo] deputies” supporting Military Junta – report

3:26 CAT | 06 Nov 2020

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The Defence and Security Forces (FDS) have the perception that some Renamo (Mozambican National Resistance) deputies and members “support the actions of the Military Junta” the parliamentary commission report says.

“There are perceptions that some members of Renamo’s parliamentary bench in the Assembly of the Republic and other members support the actions of the Military Junta,” the Commission for Constitutional Affairs, Human Rights and Legality (CACDHL, First Commission) report reads.

The assessment results from the commission’s investigation into the armed conflicts in the north and centre of the country.

The First Commission report does not give any further detail about the FDA accusations.

The actions of the Renamo Military Junta, the report continues, are undermining stability in the districts affected by armed violence, noting that the attacks have already killed 11 people, including two FDS members, and forced 1,018 families to flee.

“Those displaced are in need of humanitarian aid given, that they are deprived of the means of production and livelihood,” the report points out.

The commission found that, in their origins in Manica province, the attacks were characterised by ambushes on vehicles transporting people and goods and looting, but later evolved into attacks on construction sites and production units.

The Military Junta, led by guerrilla leader Mariano Nhongo, has also been committing robberies and murders, the CACDHL report adds, with its attacks In Sofala province targeting vehicles, production units and health units.

Armed actions in Sofala have displaced 752 families (3,700 individuals) in Chibabava district.

Junta members sometimes carry out attacks wearing the green uniform that have always been the mark of Renamo guerrillas, and some attacks, mainly on civilian targets, are clearly aimed at securing supplies.

In his meeting with the First Commission, Bishop Cláudio Dalla Zuana of Beira, capital of Sofala province, said the actions of the Military Junta should be a concern for the whole country, because they undermine peace.

“The armed attacks should be seen as a problem for the whole country and not as an internal Renamo problem, as peace in the whole country is at stake,” Zuana is quoted as saying.

The solution to the conflict involves finding political and social mechanisms, and educating citizen such as to understand the problem and find a solution, the bishop said.

Mariano Nhongo and his followers oppose Renamo’s current leadership and demand better conditions for reintegration than those defined in the Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement signed in 2019.

Source: Lusa