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An urban guerrilla manual downloaded on his computer, a digital footprint on an anarchist website, as well as stickers and posters with “F.. the Fascists” slogans, led the Public Prosecutor's Office to indict the 39-year-old designer for terrorism-related crimes.
Nelson Vassalo, a former teacher, designer, and anarchist-libertarian activist who was also a member of the Socialist Party, has been charged with terrorism-related offences and was arrested this Wednesday.
The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at anti-abortion protesters during the March for Life on 21 March has been placed in pre-trial detention. The court accepted arguments from the Judiciary Police and the DCIAP regarding flight risk, noting the 39-year-old suspect's ties to the United States. The suspect, a designer and member of the Socialist Party (PS), faces charges including terrorism, possession of a prohibited weapon, arson, and causing serious physical harm. The attack, which caused no injuries, has been condemned by political figures as an assault on democracy, while security reports highlight a rise in radicalised activity within extreme-left movements.
The incident at the March for Life was initially handled by the PSP, but suspicions of a terrorist crime led the Public Prosecutor's Office to assign the case to the PJ.
Minister Luís Neves stated that the Government “does not accept actions of this type”.
A 39-year-old man was arrested by the PSP after throwing a Molotov cocktail at participants in the March for Life in Lisbon. Experts and officials, including Minister Luís Neves, have condemned the act as violent extremism, noting that the device failed to ignite, which prevented more serious injuries among the protesters, including children and infants.
The ongoing support, amounting to 20 million euros, for the Rwanda Defence Force under the European Peace Facility aims to assist in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado.
Failure to comply with the obligation to remove or block terrorist content within one hour of receiving the PJ's removal order (PJ — Polícia Judiciária, Portuguese Judicial Police) is now classified as a very serious administrative offence.
He was captured by Syrian authorities in a security operation near Damascus. Also, Ventura requests the suspension of the court decision that ordered the removal of posters about the Roma community.
