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JOURNALIST’S DISAPPEARANCE MUST BE INVESTIGATED [Mozambique 18.25]

UA: 18.25 Mozambique

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Mozambican journalist and politician, Arlindo Chissale, 46, has not been seen since January 7. Witnesses who spoke with Arlindo Chissale’s family revealed that on January 7, they saw him being removed from a public minibus and beaten before being driven away by alleged members of the defense and security forces. On January 16, his family filed a complaint at the 2nd police station in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, but to date, authorities have not publicly announced any investigation initiated or underway, despite the leads and testimonies from his family. This is not the first case of a journalist disappearing in Cabo Delgado. The Mozambican authorities must urgently locate Arlindo Chissale and investigate the circumstances of his enforced disappearance and reveal his fate and whereabouts.

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Dear Prosecutor General,

I am writing to you to express my concern about the enforced disappearance of journalist and politician, Arlindo Chissale, and the lack of any public communication from the authorities about the start or progress of any investigation into his case or the failure to reveal his fate and whereabouts.

On January 7, witnesses saw Arlindo Chissale being removed from the public minibus he was in and taken away by a group of men, three of whom were dressed in military uniforms. Witnesses then told his family they saw him being beaten and forced into a second vehicle, a white car with no license plates. Arlindo Chissale has not been seen since.

On January 16, his family filed a complaint at the 2nd police station in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, but to date, authorities have not publicly announced any investigation initiated or underway, despite the leads and testimonies from his family.

I call on you to ensure that Arlindo Chissale’s enforced disappearance is promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently, and effectively investigated with his fate and whereabouts disclosed. Anyone suspected of being responsible should be brought to justice in fair trials. Authorities must follow up on all existing leads to publicly clarify where Arlindo Chissale is, and how and why he was forcibly disappeared.

Yours sincerely,

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1/2: On January 7, 2025, journalist and politician, Arlindo Chissale, was forcibly disappeared while traveling from the city of Pemba, in Cabo Delgado, to the city of Nacala Porto, in Nampula.

2/2 Authorities have not announced that any investigation has been initiated or is underway. Authorities must immediately locate Arlindo Chissale and reveal his fate and whereabouts @Daniel_Chapo24

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Prosecutor General of the Republic, Américo Julião Letela

Av. Vladimir Lenine nr. 121

Maputo, Mozambique

President Daniel Chapo’s Twitter/X: @Daniel_Chapo24

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CC: Embassy of Mozambique in the United States, Ambassador Alfredo Fabião Nuvunga

1525 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,

Washington DC 20036

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