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Mozambique: prosecutors raid INATRO in Maputo over fraudulent driving licences

By , based on Notícias

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Mozambique’s Attorney General’s Office seized IT equipment at the headquarters of the National Road Transport Institute in Maputo and at its Matola delegation. The searches target suspicions of fraudulent issuance of driving licences and corruption, with no one detained so far, according to a prosecution source cited by Notícias.

The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) of Mozambique searched the headquarters of the National Road Transport Institute (INATRO) in Maputo on Monday 9 November, as well as its delegation in Matola, in Maputo province, and seized IT equipment. According to a PGR source cited by the newspaper Jornal Notícias, the operations are part of an investigation into suspected fraudulent issuance of driving licences, corruption and other illicit payment practices.

The investigations aim to gather evidence to establish the facts and identify any individuals involved in the schemes under investigation. No one has been detained at this stage.

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