Navy Chief of Staff Enrique Gouveia e Melo assured the media on Wednesday that “the Navy does not send ships to sea unless they are in proper condition.”
Last Saturday, 13 Navy personnel refused to carry out the mission, ostensibly due to “serious technical limitations that jeopardize the safety of personnel and materials.” It was the Mondego ship in Funchal. Four sergeants and nine privates now face a five-year prison term for disobedience.
The case caused controversy and called into question the quality of military equipment, as well as the maintenance of vehicles. To all suspicions, the admiral emphasizes that all missions require “risk” and who can check the existence of all conditions is the ship’s commander.
“This is a discipline issue, not a maintenance issue,” Gouveia y Melo said.
Admiral Gouveia y Melo also took the opportunity to say that the investigation would soon end and that Portuguese laws and disciplinary rules would apply to those concerned.
“Tomorrow (Thursday) I will talk to my garrison in Madeira and tell you what I think about the process. But I repeat, no country has an armed force without discipline. The armed forces demand, they force sacrifices. , risk and discipline are essential in the composition of the Armed Forces.”
Author: morning Post This Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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