The defense minister said this Friday that she “strongly rejects” the violent practices in training activities for army soldiers in the Emergency Military Support Regiment, referring to news published by DN about the conditions a woman faced during recruitment, namely being forced to ‘s crawling several feet on the sand floor at night while under cover of a medical casualty and was struck in the face by a stone coming from the direction where the drill sergeant was.
According to Helena Carreiras, in a statement to the editors, the practices “are apparently much more serious than those contained in the investigative process and the disciplinary processes already underway by the military in that military unit.”
The official says these “behaviours that undermine people’s dignity” are “totally unacceptable and incompatible with the fundamental values and principles that guide the armed forces and the daily work of the soldiers who serve in it” and revealed that a new urgent process is already underway. has given rise to questions.
IL and BE question government
This response from Helena Carreiras comes after the parliamentary group of the Liberal Initiative (IL) asked the president of the Assembly of the Republic for an urgent hearing with the minister and army chief of staff, General Nunes da Fonseca.
According to the Liberals, what was reported “exceeds the limits of what is expected of a military recruit, creating resistance and a sense of discipline, with the application of punishments clearly exceeding the boundaries of dignity and respect”, and could have an impact have “on the promotion of gender equality and the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, one of this government’s key defense priorities”.
At the same time, Bloco de Esquerda questioned Helena Carreiras about whether the Ministry of Defense is aware of the case, whether “the competent authorities are investigating what happened” and “what are the conclusions”. “Is it permissible in the armed forces to carry out physical punishment that could endanger their physical integrity?” armed”.
BE also wants to know if it is practical to “force female recruits to clean the barracks of male recruits”, as described in the news published yesterday in DN.
Source: DN
