This Tuesday, the Parliamentary Defense Committee unanimously approved the hearing of Minister Helena Carreiras and the Chief of Staff of the Navy, following the controversy surrounding the ship Mondego.
The request, introduced by the Liberal Initiative, was unanimously approved by the parliamentary defense committee, with only MPs from the PS, PSD, Chega and IL present.
Regarding whether the hearing will take place in open or closed doors, due to the sensitivity of issues related to the operation of military assets, the deputies agreed to previously consult Minister Helena Carreiras and Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo before making a decision to take.
Chega’s initiative, which aimed to listen to the same entities, was voted against by the PS.
On March 11, the Ship of the Portuguese Republic (NRP) ‘Mondego’ failed to accompany a Russian ship to the north of the island of Porto Santo, in the Madeira archipelago, after 13 soldiers refused to board for safety reasons. .
The Public Prosecution Service suspended the interrogation of these soldiers on Monday by decision of the public prosecutor in order to further analyze the process, the defense announced.
The army in question was to be heard by the Military Judicial Police (PJM) in Lisbon, as part of a criminal investigation after participation by the navy.
The industry has also initiated disciplinary proceedings.
Source: DN
