PGR closes prison cells in the Maputo Police command – Mozambique

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PGR closes prison cells in the Maputo Police command – Mozambique

3:24 CAT | 01 Aug 2018

Photo: Notícias

The Mozambican Attorney General’s Office has ordered the closure of the prison cells in the Maputo Police Command within two weeks, on the grounds that they are inappropriate and have been used for the preparation of criminal acts.

A PGR source, quoted by Noticias, Mozambique’s main daily newspaper, reports that the inmates detained in the police station of Maputo police will be transferred to the maximum security jail of Machava, commonly known as “BO”, on the outskirsts of the capital.

The PGR believes that the police command prison cells neither provide the conditions for the rehabilitation of prisoners nor are fit for serving prison sentences and have furthermore been used for the preparation of crimes, including abductions and homicides.

Although imprisonment in the Maputo city police command cells was considered illegal by judicial authorities, it was tolerated because it apparently offered greater security in view of the risk of escape of detainees convicted of serious crimes.

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PGR moçambicana ordena encerramento de celas da polícia de Maputo

A Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) de Moçambique ordenou o encerramento das celas do comando da polícia da cidade de Maputo no prazo de duas semanas, considerando que são inapropriadas e têm sido usadas para a preparação de atos criminais.

Fonte da PGR, citada hoje pelo Notícias, o principal diário de Moçambique, refere que os reclusos detidos nas celas do comando da polícia de Maputo serão transferidos para a cadeia de máxima segurança da Machava, vulgo “BO”, arredores da capital.

A Justiça moçambicana entende que as celas do comando não oferecem condições de reabilitação dos reclusos e cumprimento das penas e têm sido usadas para a preparação de crimes, incluindo raptos e homicídios.

Apesar de o encarceramento nas celas do comando da cidade de Maputo ser considerada ilegal pelas autoridades judiciais, era tolerada pelo facto de as mesmas oferecerem aparentemente uma maior segurança face ao risco de fuga de pessoas condenadas por crimes graves.

Source: Lusa