Mozambique: 'Do Not Oblige Us to Use Force', Say Zambezia Police

Maputo — Quelimane (Mozambique), 9 Oct (AIM) - The Mozambican police in the central province of Zambezia have appealed to voters to avoid illegal acts during Wednesday's municipal elections, so that the police are not obliged to intervene to restore public order.

"Do not oblige us to use force, for we would not like this to happen", said the director of public order and security in the Zambezia Provincial Police Command, Antonio Paulo, at a Monday press conference in the provincial capital, Quelimane.

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