- It is a typical case of role reversal by those whose mission is to fight crime and ensure public order and tranquility. Arsénia Massingue, the woman who has headed the Ministry of Interior for a year, has been highlighted in comments, often critical of the performance of institutions subordinated to her Ministry. One year after taking office, the CDD reminds the Minister that her role is not to comment on crimes but to combat them energetically, which is a way of guaranteeing security and protecting human rights.
When, in November 2021, she arrived at the Ministry of the Interior, she was presented by government propaganda as an “iron woman”, in the right place and at the right time to fight crime and guarantee public order and tranquility in Mozambique. But, a year later, crime continues to prosper in a frightening way all over the country, under the impassive gaze of those who should be fighting it.