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“Fascist” and “Honor the memory of Miguel Portas” were some of the words addressed to the ADN candidate for the European elections. Joana Amaral Dias was recording a video in Terreiro do Paço showing the party’s poster when she was insulted by a group of people.
ANTÓNIO PEDRO SANTOS
Joana Amaral Dias, ADN candidate for the European elections, was booed and insulted at the 25th of April celebrations in Terreiro do Paço. Joana goes further and says that she was a victim of aggression. ADN accuses the media and commentators of contributing to the attacks.
Joana Amaral Dias was recording a video, which she ended up sharing on Instagram, in Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon, reporting the atmosphere and showing the ADN poster with the call for respect for the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.
At that moment, whistles and words such as “fascist”, “April 25 always” and “fascism never again” are heard. In front of him, there was a group of people, with Portuguese flags.
At least twice, the cell phone shakes, while Joana continues to be booed.
“I was just attacked,” she says in the video.
“It’s okay, I’m here to defend the values of the 25th of April: freedom, democracy, justice and peace, always, every day”, he then states.
The ADN candidate for the European elections was also approached by two people, who told her to “honor the memory of Miguel Portas”. “Get out of here, nobody wants you here”, they say.
In the same video, and to conclude, he lists several of “his flags” from recent years. He emphasizes that he defends “peace and freedom” and says he is against “unbridled globalization”.
“Victim of conditioning to their freedom of expression”
In a statement, the National Democratic Alternative (ADN) condemns the “aggression” of the party’s candidate against and