"Our company has a good relationship with the local community and does not tolerate mistreatment," he said. The director-general of Montepuez Ruby Mining, Gopal Kumar, was interviewed on Mozambican TV at the end of July, where he denied that the torture shown in the videos had happened.
Montepuez Ruby Mining contacted France 24 after the publication of this article to insist that "the specific location of the incidents has yet to be confirmed", and that it is not possible to state with certainty that the torture actually took place on the MRM concession. The police also identified the officers that appear in the video, although were not able to confirm when the video was taken. UPDATE 26/7 6pm: According to Portuguese press agency Lusa, the spokesperson for the Mozambican police commanders, Inácio Dina, confirmed that this torture had taken place in the Montepuez ruby mines. Our Observers says this is far from an isolated incident. According to several sources, the victims in the video are "garimpeiros", artisanal miners, who were arrested for mining without permits near the Montepuez ruby mine, of which the British company Gemfields is a majority stakeholder.
A series of videos showing Mozambican police officers abusing, humiliating and torturing civilians were posted this week on social media.
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