On Tuesday, a prison guard was attacked by an inmate at the maximum security prison in Monsanto, Lisbon, and hit in the face with a sharp pen, a union source told Lusa, who admits it is intensifying class protests.
According to the leader of the National Union of Prison Guards (SNCGP), Frederico Morais, the attack, which the union leader called “attempted murder”, occurred around 17:00, when he was attacked by a prisoner while returning from the yard. the prison guard who opened the door through which one could enter and gain access to the cell.
The prisoner, in his 20s, had a history of violence against other prisoners and prison guards, leading to his transfer to the maximum security Monsanto prison in Lisbon, the only maximum security prison in the country.
According to the union leader, the attacker struck two or three times with a plastic handle melted to a sharp point, hitting the guard in the face in the jaw area, piercing the mouth while the victim was in the hospital for examinations. and get help.
Frederico Morais also said he did not know whether the attack had any personal motivation against the security guard.
“This was an attempted murder. What happened today was very serious. We may have to take more drastic, more serious measures and follow the example of our colleagues in Catalonia (Spain), whose prisons have been closed since Friday after a prisoner attacked a cook.” , – he told Lusa.
“We can’t wait until the guard dies to make decisions,” he concluded.
Lusa has contacted the Directorate General of Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) for further clarification regarding the second attack on a prison guard in two days and is awaiting a response.
Today’s attack on the Monsanto prison brings the total number of guards attacked by inmates in prison facilities this year to 12, according to the SNCGP report.
On Monday, the union reported an attack at a Coimbra prison facility that also resulted in hospital treatment for a guard who was punched in the head by an inmate.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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