Returning to his home country after months of exile, Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane accuses the government of 'silent genocide' after weeks of deadly protests following disputed elections. There were fears ahead of his arrival that Mondlane could be arrested, including on charges related to the weeks of protests by his supporters, many of them young Mozambicans desperate for change after 50 years under ruling party Frelimo.
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00:00I realized that the regime has chosen a strategy to create a kind of genocide of citizens.
00:17People are being separated from their homes.
00:20People are being subjected to extradition in the forests.
00:24Common bullets are now being discovered, with alleged supporters of the Manganese government.
00:31I was also told that there is a narrative, that there are a series of criminal responsibilities that fall on me
00:40and that I did not want to answer for these accusations, so I was out of the country.
00:46So I came here to show you that I am available to submit myself to justice, to defend myself before justice
00:54and to prove before justice who are the real culprits of the crimes and where they came from until today.