One person was killed and two others were injured in violence after people tried to break into a police station to lynch a man suspected of killing an albino man in Zambezia, central Mozambique, a police source said.
The incident occurred on Saturday in the Morrumbala area when people tried to break into a police station to lynch a detainee accused of murdering and harvesting the organs of an albino child in the community, explained Miguel Cayetano, head of the public relations department of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM). ) in Zambezia at a press conference.
“Negotiations took place, but they all failed. The police were forced to fire into the air to disperse people and accidentally shot three citizens, one of whom died on the way to the hospital. The other two are outside the hospital. danger,” said Miguel Cayetano.
The murder of an albino child occurred on January 31, her body was found in the forest with her organs removed, the source explained.
Based on a circulated amateur video, the local press claims that the community lynched a second man suspected of involvement in the child’s murder, but authorities have not confirmed this.
In some areas of Mozambique, albinos are often killed for obscurantist purposes.
People with albinism are victims of persecution, violence and discrimination due to myths and superstitions that include the use of organs or bones in rituals, making them among the main targets of human rights violations.
According to the latest data provided to Lusa by the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), at least 114 people with albinism have disappeared in Mozambique under unclear circumstances since 2014.
Albinism is a genetic disease characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigments in the skin, hair and eyes.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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