ing and balloting, and the announcing of results, are giving rise to violence. The frustrations of opposition party members have led them to engage in public protests that the police have had to repress using maximum force. xv. Trust, which is the foundation of the peace constructed after painstaking negotiations lasting about two years, seems to be gradually eroding. Problems are evident with the practice of inclusivity and political pluralism that lies at the heart of the GPA. The GPA framework remains in place, having been given expression in the Constitution and state laws. However, inconclusive implementation of key aspects and practices that deviate from the spirit and letter of the agreement warn of a gradual retreat from the compromises and concessions agreed to in 1992. Incomplete disarmament, economic exclusion and social exclusion are among the major issues indicative of the challenges to integration and social inclusion. xvi. The ambiance of peace is also disturbed by inconclusive demobilisation and rehabilitation programmes, especially for those demobilised after the civil war. Eligible demobilised soldiers (mostly FRELIMO) were paid stipends over a period of 18 months. During this time they were expected to be completely reintegrated into society under the Reintegration Support Scheme, which was funded from a trust fund managed by the UNDP. Most RENAMO soldiers not absorbed into the Armed Forces for the Defence of Mozambique (FADM) were excluded from the payment of the stipends, ostensibly because the government did not have their service records to assess their entitlements. xvii. The crime level in Mozambique is high and rising. A report to Parliament on 29 April 2007 by the Attorney-General indicated that crime had risen by 16 per cent from 36 257 in 2006 to 41 902 in 2007. Because of growing mistrust in the ability of the police to protect the public against crime and the weakness, as well as slowness, of the law in dealing with alleged criminals, citizens are taking matters into their own hands. As a result, suspects have been lynched and alleged criminals have been apprehended during the perpetration of crimes. The free circulation of weapons or small arms in Mozambique aids crime and violent conflicts. xviii. Mozambique’s coastline is porous and vulnerable to penetration by drug cartels, gun-running gangs and fishing vessels engaged in unauthorised fishing in the country’s territorial waters. Foreign fishing fleets have been able to act unchecked in the country’s territorial waters because of the small size and limited capability of the Navy. However, in 2007, Mozambique’s naval fleet capability was enhanced by the procurement of three patrol boats from the United States of America. This is reinforced by the cooperative arrangements between Mozambique and South Africa under the South Africa–Mozambique Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security. 4 A P R M COU N T RY R EV IEW R EP ORT NO. 11