First Escape
August 31, 2002, dos Santos escaped from a jail in Maputo, despite specific warnings of an upcoming escape attempt reported to the Minister of the Interior. Unidentified police officers on the case said that "everything was done at the highest level to facilitate the escape and make a trial impossible". Dos Santos' lawyer expressed fears that dos Santos might already be dead and "there were reports of bloodstains in his client's cell". Actually, dos Santos escaped to South Africa on a false Swazi passport. Seven low-level prison guards were tried and acquitted in connection with the escape. The whereabouts of dos Santos remained unknown until November 22, 2002.
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