The army is on the streets to quell post-election violence in Mozambique
Mozambique has sent troops to the streets to help maintain order following weeks of violent protests against a ruling party accused of rigging last month's election.
The spokesman of the Mozambican army, General Omar Saranga, made the announcement and added that, "In times like these, with protests taking place in some regions, we have a responsibility to support the security forces in maintaining public order and peace."
Mozambique's largest hospital said on Friday that at least three people were killed and 66 injured during clashes between police and protesters protesting the controversial election results.
Volker Turk, the head of human rights of the United Nations has expressed his concern about the increasing tension and chaos after the elections in Mozambique which has already led to 20 people losing their lives while security is deteriorating. However, statistics from the Mozambique Center for Democracy and Human Rights show that the number of people who lost their lives in the violence is over 34.
The riots hit the southern African country after the presidential election on October 9, where the National Electoral Commission announced that Daniel Chapo of the ruling party Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) won with 70 percent of the vote, but the opponents have rejected it. identify those results. The leader of the opposition, Venancio Mondlane, who according to the commission has taken the second place with 20.32 percent of the vote, has continued to call against the results calling them fraudulent.
The Constitutional Council of the country has not passed and blessed the results of the election to officially and legally approve the ruling party to extend its leadership of almost 5 decades.
