Game Changer for Justice: Mozambique Launches First Forensic DNA Lab, Reports Say
14:12 10.08.2025 (Updated: 14:55 10.08.2025)
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Game Changer for Justice: Mozambique Launches First Forensic DNA Lab, Reports Say
"This laboratory will be very important in clarifying all the cases that until now we were unable to resolve," local media quoted the National Criminal Investigation Service Director General Nelson Rego as saying.
According to Rego, the lab will transform the ways in which Mozambique solves crimes because:
One of the few such labs in the region;
Capable of processing up to 200 samples per day;
Results in 2–4 days, depending on case complexity;
Ends reliance on foreign labs — previously, samples were sent to South Africa.
Capable of processing up to 200 samples per day;
Results in 2–4 days, depending on case complexity;
Ends reliance on foreign labs — previously, samples were sent to South Africa.
The lab will help:
▪Identify bodies in disasters or advanced decomposition;
▪Solve sexual assaults, homicides, kidnappings;
▪Confirm paternity, maternity, and family ties;
▪Identify suspects and victims.
▪Identify bodies in disasters or advanced decomposition;
▪Solve sexual assaults, homicides, kidnappings;
▪Confirm paternity, maternity, and family ties;
▪Identify suspects and victims.
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