Admiral Gouveia e Melo assured this Thursday that the command line of the Mondego, where 13 elements of the garrison refused to leave Funchal, “not wrong”.
He calls the incident an “act of defiance” within the military, emphasizing the gravity of the events. Protected from the command line by which it is controlled, The Navy Chief of Staff warns of the military’s seriousness, saying it is “clearly a matter of state.”
Gouveia e Melo also announced that the entire team will be replaced. “Some of these soldiers thought they were in danger, but it’s not for them to think so,” he said, adding that “the ship is not in the best condition, but this does not interfere with operations.”
In view of the speculation created around this case, “he insisted” on sending a team to inspect the ship. When asked about the possible maintenance of the Mondego, the admiral explained that “we are moving forward with the maintenance of all ships when possible.”
The admiral guarantees that they are “responsible for the information” and warns of the unreliability of a video published on social networks, which allegedly shows pictures of the state of the ship. “The video is at least a year and a half old and does not concern this ship.”
Now he is worried about a Russian spy ship that is chasing sea cables. “We must be careful in this situation,” he stressed.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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