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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Quelimane mayor Manuel de Ara\u00fajo was riding through the city in the company of diplomats from Canada, Sweden and Finland on Wednesday (03-11) afternoon when his tour was interrupted by police, who demanded the presentation of legal authorisation for what they claimed was a demonstration.<\/p>\n

The indignant reaction on social media led to the convening this Thursday of two press conferences. The first was by opposition party Renamo, where the district delegate, Latifo Charifo, deplored the attitude of the police and said he did not understand why this type of situation persisted in Quelimane.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur question is: what is happening to our police? The Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, Gilberto Mendes, made a tour in Maputo with more than 50 cyclists and the police simply applauded. On the 1st, African Youth Day, there was also an OJM tour in Milange with more than 50 motorbikes. The police watched and applauded. Why does this have to happen here in the city of Quelimane?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Public order and tranquillity<\/b><\/p>\n

The second press conference was called by the provincial command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in Zamb\u00e9zia, and heard head of public relations Miguel Caetano deny the accusations brought against the force.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to the social networks and the information being broadcast, the police tried to prevent this activity. The police did not prevent the event from taking place. That is why, at around 5:00. p.m., the tour took place, with proper monitoring. As is known, the main objective of the PRM is to maintain order and public tranquillity. For activities that involve crowds of people, communication with the police authorities must take place,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunate attitude\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Analyst Ricardo Raboco told DW Africa he was unhappy with what transpired. \u201cIt\u2019s a regrettable attitude,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are talking about the diplomatic corps and the legally elected authority\u201d in a case which was not a political demonstration. \u201cAnd when you evaluate the question that the policeman asked \u2013 who would be responsible if something happened to those foreign citizens \u2013 I think that this question is problematic,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n

Similar situations \u2013 where the police have aborted peaceful demonstrations \u2013 have occurred in Quelimane in the last two years.<\/p>\n

Also in Quelimane, a group of students has scheduled a march for this Saturday (6-11) to demand the return of money paid to a technical and professional education institution which turned out to have been operating illegally for more than two years. The students said they are apprehensive about the police\u2019s possible reaction to the demonstration.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. Quelimane mayor Manuel de Ara\u00fajo was riding through the city in the company of diplomats from Canada, Sweden and Finland on Wednesday (03-11) afternoon when his tour was interrupted by police, who demanded the presentation of legal authorisation for what they claimed was a demonstration. 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