This information was provided by the Minister of the Interior, Eugénio Laborinho, when he was speaking at the opening of the Extended Consultative Council, which took stock of public security in the last three quarters of the current year, as well as other internal issues.
Eugénio Laborinho said that at the time in question 1315 firearms of various calibres were seized, 63 more than in the same period, while border crimes, with 7413 cases, showed a decrease of 819 crimes.
Police authorities were able to clarify 7365 crimes, in an investigative sequence, as well as expelling 33,398 (-20,556) citizens of various nationalities for illegal immigration.
With regard to prison services, Eugénio Laborinho said that 24,794 inmates were controlled, of whom 2,476 are in excess of pre-trial detention (+351) than in the previous period.
The ruler stressed that the covid-19 pandemic reduced the flow of migrants around the world and Angola did not escape the rule, calling for the improvement of the techniques of this work to continue, starting with the acquisition of essential materials the issuance of securities under its tutelage and the improvement of care for those seeking these services.
The minister pointed out that in the country's jails, "many cases" of covid-19 have not been registered to date, without advancing how many, "which demonstrates, in fact, that this central service has adopted the most appropriate measures regarding the prevention of covid-19.
In terms of civil protection, the data indicate a total of 3988 diverse occurrences (+40), which caused 882 deaths (-123) and 752 injured (-210), in comparison with the previous period.
