About 150 people have been killed in three months of
protests since the elections in Mozambique.
Of the number, Plataforma Decide, a civil society
organisation (CSO), said at least 121 people have died since Monday.
The unrest began after the Constitutional Council confirmed
on Monday that Daniel Chapo, candidate of the Mozambique Liberation Front
(FRELIMO), which has been in power for 49 years, won the presidency with 65
percent of the votes.
Venâncio Mondlane, opposition leader, who reportedly
received 24 percent of the votes, rejected the result, saying it was
manipulated.
Bernardino Rafael, police chief, said on Wednesday that over
1,500 prisoners took advantage of the political unrest and bolted from a
prison.
Rafael said 33 people were killed and 15 injured in clashes
with guards.
Protests in Mozambique have historically turned violent.
Mondlane, who has since fled Mozambique, had called on his
supporters to demonstrate against what he said was a rigged vote.
In a social media post over the weekend, he said there could
be a “new popular uprising” if the result was not overturned.
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