Montenegro accuses Adao e Silva of ‘arrogance and intellectual pedantry’

This Monday, the leader of the SDP accused the minister of culture of “arrogance and intellectual pedantry”, given that Pedro Adao i Silva “never ceased to be a supporter of the socialist narrative” despite his “feigned independence of opinion”.

In a Twitter post in which he shares news of the controversy surrounding the government official’s statements about the TAP commission of inquiry, Luis Montenegro said that Minister Adao e Silva “is showing arrogance and intellectual pedantry.”

According to the leader of the SDP, for many years the Minister of Culture “discussed supposed independence of opinion, but never ceased to be a supporter of the socialist narrative.”

This morning, Pedro Adao e Silva reiterated his criticism of the way the commission of inquiry in TAP proceeded, refusing to “suspend the criticism” of the functioning of the Assembly of the Republic.

“Offend the Assembly? I don’t understand why. The government responds to the Assembly, but nowhere is it written that the ministers should drop their critical attitude towards the work of the parliament,” the minister said.

Adão e Silva spoke to journalists in Vila Viçosa, in the Évora region, about the controversy surrounding an interview he gave to TSF and the Jornal de Notícias, in which he believed that there were deputies acting as “the accusers of American B-series cinema of the 80s years.” “in the investigation commission of the PTP.

Following an interview on Sunday, TAP Commission of Inquiry Chairman Antonio Lacerda Sales, in statements by Luce, considered the minister’s statements to be “disrespectful” and a “very unfair characterization” of deputies’ work. asking him to refuse.

“It seems to me disrespectful to the work of the deputies, the commission and the parliament itself. I remind you that the Government answers the Parliament. Not a single politician is exempt from respect for institutions, primarily for parliament, especially ministers,” Lacerda Sales reacted at the time.

On Monday, the minister said he believes his view of the work of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on TAP is “shared by many Portuguese”, given that “there were some points that were not conducive to building democracy”.

“Demands late at night, seizure of live cell phones, questions about who you are exchanging SMS with (short message service) at this moment and the inquisitorial tone are incomprehensible,” he stressed.

Recognizing that “not all deputies have a critical spirit”, Pedro Adão e Silva suggested reflecting “on the connection between these works in commissions of inquiry and how they are transformed and translated into a long television commentary”.

“We are opening the door to a reality show logic that degrades all institutions, and this was especially evident in the work of this parliamentary commission of inquiry and its subsequent broadcast with a long television commentary,” he stressed.