The Sao Tome State Ministry accused 23 military personnel, including former military chief of staff Olinto Paquete and current deputy chief of staff, of torturing and killing four people during an attack on military headquarters in November.
According to the sending of advance instructions from the Ministry of State (MP) of Sao Tome and Principe, to which Lusa had access, Olinto Paquete, who resigned as Chief of Staff of the armed forces two days after the 25 November attack. 2022 – Deputy Chief of Staff Armindo Rodriguez and Colonel José María Menezes are charged with “material authorship, by inaction, with possible intent” for 14 crimes of torture and other cruel, degrading or inhuman aggravated murder.
We are talking about the attack on the Morro barracks in Sao Tome, which took place on the night of November 24-25, after which three of the four civilians who acted with the complicity of some military personnel were identified and, as the organizer of the attack, and then detained by the military, were subjected to brutal treatment and died on the same day at military installations.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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