Angelo Correia: "There is a real and direct responsibility of the Chief of Staff of the Army"

Ângelo Correia agrees with the President's diagnosis that there is a problem with the institutions investigating the case of Tancos – PJ Militar and PJ – but it is impossible to 39, spare the top of the army [19659002ParlantàExpressolex-ministredelInteriorexpertenemyofcompetitionandcomputercomputerforthisbusinessofthecategoryofthecreatedbyRuiRiodansofthePSDpointeledoigtbeforetheGeneralStaff(CEME)GeneralRoviscoDuarte

"If there is a problem which means that what has been said about Tancos (that the stolen material has been recovered) does not correspond to reality, there is a real and direct responsibility of the CEME ", said Ângelo Correia, emphasizing that" there has the responsibility of those who have made the first statements on the recovery of material and it is the Chief of Staff of the Army. "

Ângelo Cor reia does not want to comment on the fact that neither the Defense Minister nor the President of the Republic points to the military leaders. He merely states that such a decision requires "prior consultation between the Government and the Head of State". Apparently, neither side wants to open a conflict with the Armed Forces at that time.

A year ago, when the theft of military equipment in Tancos took place, the seriousness of the facts was quickly recognized by Marcelo. Rebelo de Sousa. At the time, with the prime minister on vacation, the president also took the lead in political control of the situation and dragged the defense minister with him to Tancos.

Rovisco Duarte was recently in the position, his predecessor, Carlos Jerónimo, had resigned as a result of a conflict with the minister linked to the Military College, and it was understood that dropping two CEMEs into so few time would destabilize the armed forces. The President of the Republic was in agreement with the government and Rovisco Duarte escaped being defeated.

Now, after the Expresso reported that, after all, there is still stolen material, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa quickly reaffirmed to discover the truth about Tancos. But he focused on the institutions responsible for the investigation – he did so in the note that he posted on the presidency's website and also at the meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defense held on Friday in Belém.

In the note posted on the official website of the Presidency, "The President of the Republic reaffirms, in an even more incisive and worrying manner, the requirement of a complete clarification" [19659002] In a clear reference to those responsible for the investigation and the well-known wars between PJ and PJ Militar, Marcelo said "to be sure that no matter the behavior of the police entities in charge of the criminal investigation, under the direction of the Public Prosecutor's Office may prejudice the knowledge of the Portuguese on the results of this investigation. "