Mozambique: PGR calls for multisectoral cooperation to fight organized crime
The assistant attorney general and head of the specialized criminal department within the Mozambican Attorney General’s Office (PGR), Amabélia Chuquela, has called for multisector cooperation in fighting against money laundering, drug trafficking and the kidnappings that have been plaguing the country’s major cities.
According to Chuquela, who was speaking to reporters on Saturday, in Maputo, during activities marking the 35th anniversary of the foundation of the PGR, the investigation of specific crimes faced nowadays by the country demands multisector cooperation.
“We have to realize that, during these 35 years, there have been many challenges that we are still facing at the moment. The biggest challenges we have are combating terrorism, kidnappings, money laundering, corruption, and drug trafficking”, she said.
In order to face these crimes, Chuquela explained, the PGR has been training its prosecutors, taking into account the complexity of organized crime.
“We realized that society is increasingly crying out for us, for us to be able to exercise the greatest dynamism in what are our constitutional and legal duties. That’s why we’ve been carrying out activities to enable us to face up to this organized and transnational crime more effectively”, she said.
According to Chuquela, the 35th anniversary of PGR, which will be celebrated on 19 September, represents the growth of the body over the years, which means sophisticated mechanisms to deal with modern crimes are more necessary than ever.