Interior Ministry committed to social morality

Luanda – Ministry of the Interior has announced ongoing work on the implementation of social morality actions aimed to reduce anti-social practices.

This was announced by the incumbent minister, Eugénio Laborinho, on Saturday, who said that the bodies under Ministry of Interior are working with civil society on the issue.

The morale actions are meant to reduce the crimes such as theft, physical aggression, vandalism of public goods, among other anti-social practices, the minister told a National Forum for the Mobilisation of Civil Society.

Delivering his speech at the event sponsored by the Solidarity Movement of Angola (Movangola), ahead of 10th anniversary of this organisation, the minister mentioned churches and traditional authorities among the partners.

He considered Movangola as a strategic partner of the Ministry of the Interior in actions to raise the morale of society.

According to Eugénio Laborinho, defence and security bodies, with stress to National Police, will identify the best policies and levels of citizen collaboration in denouncing anti-social practices.

The forum, running from 21 to 25 January, gathers young people, representatives of churches, traditional authorities, among others.

Source: Angola Press News Agency