2023-08-19 01:41:43
The Santomean executive decided to prohibit, for a period of 15 days from this Thursday, the holding of all kinds of demonstrations with a claiming or protesting nature. The opposition platform has already condemned this decision, considering it to be a constitutional violation.
The government, in a statement made public, alleges the involvement of security forces in the activities of the safe city during the period of the XIV Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), on 27 August 2023.
The Santomean executive emphasizes the impossibility of allocating State security forces and services and guaranteeing the safety of people and property in the event of a demonstration, which is why it decided, for exceptional reasons, to ban all types of demonstrations with a claiming nature for 15 days. of protest in the country.
This decision was taken following the announcement, by the relatives of Bruno Afonso – also known as “Lucas” –, the only survivor of the attack on the military barracks on 25 November, of a demonstration in the capital of Santomean. The objective of the protest, which had a date set for Friday at 4:30 pm GMT, was to denounce the “illegal arrest” of the soldier, detained since that date, and to demand the judgment of the process that, according to the family, “justice does not want to mark ”. Vicente Lima, uncle of “Lucas” who is coordinating the concentrations, reiterated that the family members intended to “demonstrate against many arbitrariness of justice in São Tomé and Príncipe” regarding the process.
Speaking to the press, Vicente Lima declared that he would seek information from the police authorities and promised a reaction after consultation with the family’s lawyers. Previously, the family member of the soldier detained since November 25, together with seven other soldiers, called for the union of society and the family members of the detainees.
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