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"40 YEARS OF POLICE": Book fills gaps in the study of institutions

THE WORK ,40 Years of Police: Past Glory, Present Maturity and Professional Challenges of the journalist and Editor, Helio Filimone launched on Thursday in the city of Beira, was considered as a contribution in filling gaps in the study of institutions and the Mozambican state.

According to Interior Minister Basilio Monteiro, who chaired the ceremony, to collect, organize and publish facts that depict the history of the Police, Helio Filimone mirrors what were the objectives that guided the creation of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique, addressing the various changes that the corporation met over the 40 years of its existence and projects the future glory.

The amphitheater of UniZambeze was packed with officers of the police, justice students and faculty students and minister Basilio Monteiro pointed out the work as an important tool for new generations andquot;to roam the pages of this work, will be able to understand the breadth of Police accountability in the achievement of the ideals of our state.

In turn, the commander of the PRM in Sofala, Alfredo Mussa spoke of the importance of the work for the new generations and praised the Hand#233;lio Filimone for being able to provide Mozambique with information in the context of the transformation of the Ministry of Interior.

Alfredo Mussa said the fact that the work brings about the present and past glory of responsibility and the challenge of professionalism, full of pride for those who are in the police, particularly the pioneers and the new generation that is to be professional. In turn, the Rector of UniZambeze, Nobre dos Santos, said it is a great tribute to the police, because andquot;it is rare to see on the police, we have seen many times fiction. We are here, the academy and the Police to celebrate this important work and we are open to academia to contribute to the professionalization of the police.


Moments before and after the ceremonies that were characterized by speeches, the police officers were able to praise the author, Helio Filimone.
All too congragulated him in admiration. A high official of PRM assigned to the Sofala Provincial Command, Domingos Chongo, who called Helio Filimone of baobab as a pioneer in portraying his institution more boldly, said the author is brave because he had never heard of anyone portray life of a police institution, but only novelists.


This work satisfies me, it makes me recall the past glory and maturity achieved now in the present, we are also seeing a transition to professionalism,andquot; he added.

The book's author, Helio Filimone, believes that police officers do much more than put on the uniform. He said that the sense security that is felt in society, in our communities and neighborhoods is due to the commitment of these unsung heroes, reason why decided to embark on this project to talk about the police.


"We, the citizens have to nurture men and women who have struggled enough to ensure our tranquility'', Filimone said, explaining that this book contained real stories of young people who dropped everything and vowed to defend the homeland.

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