Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Secretary of State for Public Order of Guinea-Bissau, José Carlos Macedo Monteiro, presented his resignation to the President of the Republic this Friday, he announced.
The government official has been at the center of controversy with the ban on demonstrations in Guinea-Bissau and the recent arrests of protesters.
José Carlos Monteiro explained that he presented his letter of resignation to the President of the country, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, “as he did not intend to undermine the good work” of the Government.
In brief statements to journalists and without the right to questions, Monteiro said that his resignation was “due to an understanding” that he was unable to remain in the presidential-initiated Government, in office.
The politician argued that, in an attempt to explain the circumstances of his decision to arrest a citizen, who had insulted the authorities on social media, he felt he had gone too far.
At a press conference on Tuesday, José Carlos Monteiro used insulting expressions to explain the words that had been written by the citizen in question, on a social network.
At the time, the Secretary of State for Public Order reaffirmed his determination to hold accountable anyone who insulted the authorities, especially the President of Guinea-Bissau, on social media.
Monteiro stated that his words “were taken out of context” and give the impression that they were spoken by him.
The politician stated that he never intends to undermine the image and “a good job” of the Government and the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
“We decided freely and without pressure from anyone and this morning we presented our resignation to the President of the Republic”, declared José Carlos Monteiro, leaving the decision to be made to Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
As Secretary of State for Public Order, Monteiro has been at the center of a controversy in Guinea-Bissau for having ordered a ban on public demonstrations, on the grounds that the country lives in a situation of insecurity.
On the 18th, the government ordered the arrest of 93 activists from the Popular Front, an organization made up of youth associations, unions and women’s groups, who were protesting against the regime in the country.
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