This Friday, the Minister of Defense said that the hypothesis of military demonstrations on the streets is “unacceptable in a democratic state of law,” believing that whoever defends the country “cannot be a source of instability and destabilization.”
“Firstly, the idea of military personnel demonstrating on the streets is unacceptable in a democratic state governed by the rule of law. Those who protect us cannot be a source of instability and destabilization. The armed forces respect and defend the Constitution, they do not fight against it,” Helena Carreiras said in a written statement sent to the Luza Agency, which is located at the United Nations headquarters in New York, in the United States of America.
The governor’s stance came after associations representing officers, sergeants and soldiers of the Armed Forces acknowledged street protests if the next government decides to meet the demands of the security forces without paying “special attention” to the military. These warnings were published by the weekly Expresso and confirmed to Luse by military sources.
It is important for the minister to continue to “value military careers and invest in defense, especially at a time when war has returned to Europe and these very constitutional values are being questioned.” “This is done through policies, institutions and dialogue. This is what I did and therefore this is the way. This is not a path that involves creating destabilization and insecurity,” warned Helena Carreiras.
The minister expressed confidence in the military leaders and military personnel and expressed confidence that “they will cope with the task of solving the current challenges” that this area of sovereignty is experiencing.
In a statement sent to Lusa, Helena Carreiras said that she had dialogue with various structures, including military associations, “who expressed dissatisfaction,” but emphasized that “a lot has also been done and contributed to the development of the military’s career.”
The minister noted “an increase in wages (according to INE, the difference in the average net monthly salary was 8.76% from 2022 to 2023)” and an increase in the fixed part of the military contract allowance, which increased from 30 to 100 euros per year. per month, retroactive to January 2023, adding that other measures were taken “in areas such as professional development that are aimed at responding to the fair demands of soldiers who naturally want their situation to improve.”
“I am convinced that everything that has been done is aimed at strengthening this. I am convinced that defense is indeed a very important topic at this time that we all need to pay attention to and that is why dialogue and discussion is the way forward. continue to confront any problems and difficult situation that we are experiencing in Europe. This is only possible with great unity,” he warned.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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