Release of Danish Security Guards Ordered
Police arrested them because they were carrying bullet-proof jackets The Attorney-General's Office intervened on Thursday to order the release of two Danish nationals, arrested by the Mozambican police in the northern port of Nacala on Monday.The two Danes, Peter Junlet and Jack Nielsen, are security guards, who had been protecting a ship from possible attacks by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel. They disembarked in Nacala, intending to return to Denmark.The police say they arrested them because they were carrying bullet-proof jackets - the first time it has ever been suggested that possession of such protective clothing is illegal. The police spokesperson in Nampula province gave no other information, but promised to give further details "shortly".The two men were transferred to police cells in the northern city of Nampula. A spokesperson for the Justice Ministry confirmed to AIM that the Attorney-General's Office ordered their release.These arrests followed the seizure in late March of weaponry owned by shipping companies that was being stored at the Nacala police command. The General Command of the Mozambican police said that whatever arrangement the Nacala commander, Adriano Muianga, had with the shipping companies and their freight agents was illegal, because Muianga's superiors ...
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