{"id":49777,"date":"2023-11-04T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/portugal-monitoring-kidnapping-of-portuguese-mozambican-woman-in-maputo"},"modified":"2023-11-04T21:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:11:21","slug":"portugal-monitoring-kidnapping-of-portuguese-mozambican-woman-in-maputo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/portugal-monitoring-kidnapping-of-portuguese-mozambican-woman-in-maputo","title":{"rendered":"Portugal monitoring kidnapping of Portuguese-Mozambican woman in Maputo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Portugal is \u201cmonitoring through diplomatic and consular posts in Maputo\u201d the situation of a young Portuguese-Mozambican woman kidnapped by three armed men on Wednesday in the Mozambican capital as she was leaving her home, an official source told Lusa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation is being monitored through the diplomatic and consular posts in Maputo, which are in contact with the family,\u201d said a source from Portugal\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

A group of three armed men kidnapped the 26-year-old woman on the morning of the 1st as she was leaving her home in Maputo, at around 07:50 local time (05:50 in Lisbon), with the intention of going to a gym in the Mozambican capital, according to the police spokesman, Lionel Muchina, speaking to Lusa on the day of the kidnapping.<\/p>\n

The same source added that the police forces, including the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), are working together to clarify the case, and that there are \u201cmany clues\u201d about the kidnapping.<\/p>\n

The circumstances of the kidnapping are somewhat unusual, given that the woman is an ordinary Portuguese-Mozambican citizen of Indian descent, who is not reported to have any large personal possessions or to belong to a particular group of targets in this type of situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe carried out an assessment on the ground and found that the family has no business history,\u201d Muchina emphasised last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Since 2020, some Mozambican cities, especially provincial capitals, have again been affected by a wave of kidnappings, mainly targeting businesspeople or their families.<\/p>\n

Mozambique\u2019s prime minister, Adriano Maleiane, announced in parliament last May that officers had already been selected to work in a special unit to combat the kidnappings affecting the country\u2019s main cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first phase, which has already been finalised,\u201d of the creation of the anti-kidnapping unit, \u201cconsisted of selecting the officers\u201d and the next stage will be the specialisation of the staff, with the support of cooperation partners, he said.<\/p>\n

According to a balance sheet presented by the head of the Mozambican government at the time, 28 cases of kidnapping have been recorded in Mozambique since 2021, of which \u201c15 have been fully resolved\u201d.<\/p>\n

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