Prison guard arrested for demanding 10,000 meticais in Murrupula
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Jornalnoticias
A prison guard was arrested in the act in Murrupula, in Mozambique’s Nampula province, after asking for and receiving 10,000 meticais to facilitate the release of two people suspected of theft. The Nampula Provincial Office for the Fight Against Corruption made the arrest after a relative of one of the detainees reported the matter, reports Jornal Notícias.
A prison guard was arrested in the act in Murrupula district, in Mozambique’s Nampula province, after asking a citizen for and receiving 10,000 meticais. He reportedly promised to facilitate the release of two people detained on suspicion of theft, reports Jornalnoticias.
The arrest was carried out by the Nampula Provincial Office for the Fight Against Corruption after a complaint was filed by a relative of one of the detainees. The guard reportedly invoked his influence or ability to intervene while criminal proceedings against the two suspects were still under way, according to the same media outlet.
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