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The mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, today considered "regrettable" that the episode of aggression against the young woman of Colombian origin has "put labels on the city , the STCP and its workers ".
reasons, electoral, populist or demagogues, to label the city, the STCP and its workers, we seem absolutely unhappy, "said Wednesday Rui Moreira, on the sidelines of the meeting with the Workers' Commission and [19659003] 21-year-old Nicol Quinayas, born in Portugal, but of Colombian origin, claims to have been violently assaulted and insulted in the early hours of June 24 in Porto by a security officer of the University of Porto. to perform supervisory duties for STCP
After the meeting, the mayor declared that "everyone was complaining" about what had happened, but that "it could have happened". anywhere in the world "and that" everyone is susceptible to situations of this nature. "
Pedro Silva, of the STCP Workers' Commission, also lamented the" STCP collusion "with l & # 39; aggression of the young woman on the night of June 24, decla that the company had "no type of involvement" and that "the truth would be revealed".
"What creates disbelief is that the company is 100 years old and has an obligation not only of mobility, but also social, in the city and in the surrounding counties and, to date, no incident of this nature ".
Isabel Botelho Moniz, STCP's board of directors, said that the "internal process with the workers is in the final stages" and that the company will wait for the demands of other entities involved.
Renewal I adore contract with the private security company, 2045, Isabel Botelho Moniz said that "the decision not to renew had already been made before the situation" and that in September, STCP will sign a contract with "a new company".
Asked about the possible compensation claim of the private security firm for damage to the image and reputation of STCP, the management announced that it would wait for them. results of the procedure.
Rui Moreira congratulated the board of directors and employees of STCP, who "did everything to ensure normalcy of the operation", as well as the Ministry of the Interior to open the # 39; investigation.
The Oporto Chamber strongly condemned the aggression on Tuesday, categorizing what happened as "an intolerable act of racist violence".
In a statement sent to Lusa on Tuesday, the STCP announced that it had opened an "internal process" to investigate its employees who were on duty on the night of June 24.
The transport company states that this investigation was initiated "prior to any disclosure in the media and immediately after being informed" of the assault committed against the girl by an agent of a company contracted for provide "Safety in the buses", to 2045, and also "required" that the security concerned leaves, until clarification of the situation, provide any service to the STCP.
The prosecution has already opened an investigation to investigate the case, revealed last week the Attorney General's Office (PGR), in a written response to Lusa.
After the case was made public, first by social networks and then by the newspapers, SOS Racismo condemned the attack on the young Nicol Quinayas, who lives in Gondomar, in the district of Porto.
The General Inspectorate of Internal Administration has already opened a file to clarify with PSP the case and, in a note sent to the editors, the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI ) said that Minister Eduardo Cabrita "will not tolerate the phenomena of violence or racist or xenophobic manifestations".
Private security firm 2045 also announced in a statement that it had begun an internal investigation process related to the assault.
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