PSP of Lisbon asks for tranquility and attention for disruptive groups in demonstrations
The PSP appealed for tranquility during two demonstrations with opposing purposes scheduled for this Saturday afternoon in Lisbon, asking both promoters to identify any groups that infiltrate to disrupt public order.
At a press conference in Lisbon, the PSP assured that it will monitor these demonstrations and guarantee security, appealing for peace of mind for all citizens.
“We also appeal to the promoters of both demonstrations to collaborate with the Police with a view to helping us identify groups that may infiltrate the demonstration session to provoke violence”, said Superintendent Luís Elias, Metropolitan commander of the PSP.
The Vida Justa movement is holding a demonstration in Lisbon this Saturday to demand justice for the death of the man shot by a PSP agent, and a protest by Chega “in defense of the police” is also called for the same time.
The Vida Justa demonstration will start in Marquês de Pombal at 3 pm and was initially scheduled to end at the Assembly of the Republic, but the movement changed the route by ending in the same place as Chega’s counter-demonstration.
The Vida Justa demonstration, which will end at Praça dos Restauradores”, was announced on Thursday by the movement, to demand justice for the death of Odair Moniz, the 43-year-old man shot by a PSP agent after a police chase in Amadora .
The PSP will condition this Saturday Praça do Marquês Pombal, Avenida da Liberdade, Praça dos Restauradores, Avenida Braamcamp, Avenida Alexandre Herculano, Rua de São Bento, Praça do Município, Rua do Arsenal, Rua do Comércio, Rua Nova do Almada, Rua Garrett, Praça Luís Camões, Calçada do Combro and Rua Dom Carlos I.
Odair Moniz, 43 years old and resident of Bairro do Zambujal, in Amadora, was shot by a PSP agent in the early hours of Monday, in Bairro da Cova da Moura, in the same municipality, and died shortly afterwards, at Hospital São Francisco Xavier, in Lisbon.
According to the PSP, the man “ran away” in a car after seeing a police vehicle and “got into trouble” in Cova da Moura, where, when approached by the agents, “he resisted arrest and tried to attack them with the use of a bladed weapon”.
The General Inspectorate of Internal Administration and the PSP opened investigations and the agent who shot the man was named a defendant.
Since Monday night, there have been riots in Zambujal and, since Tuesday, in other neighborhoods in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.
