According to Mozambique’s justice minister, prison guards who assist inmates in obtaining drugs and other prohibited substances are “worse than the criminals” themselves.
“Alcohol, cigarettes, mobile phones, and other equipment are always discovered in the cells,” Helena Kida explained.
She made the remarks during a human rights lecture at the Special Women’s Penitentiary in the southern city of Matola, claiming that all manner of illegal items are entering prisons, which would be impossible without the guards’ cooperation.
“They have rights and duties, as well as constitutional guarantees,” she said, urging them to keep their oaths.
