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Guinea-Bissau: The military hold on the country

By on July 12, 2010
“We used to say that to keep power for long, we must” shine soldiers’ shoes”. I officially tell you today it’s over now», voiced President Bacai Sanha, apparently very angry at the highest civilian and military authorities met at the National Defense Higher Council.

“Guinea-Bissau is not a private property of the military so that the country cannot be held hostage by the military.” The country is tired of all these “ups and downs”, all the citizens have got enough of it! ” He said, stressing the need to restore discipline “in all military units and police.”
President Bacai Sanha also declared that: “Whoever wants to engage in drug trafficking should be excluded from our armed forces. Drug trafficking must end in this country”. “I call on all the state members and declare that it is inconsistent to be responsible for the state or the army and be involved in drug trafficking”.
On first of April, General Indjai overthrew the army chief, and had arrested the Prime Minister for several hours. But in June 25, President Bacai Sanha had officially appointed General Indjai head of the army; and that what the international community had strongly condemned.
In July, Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had condemned, in a statement, the “lack of progress in fighting against impunity”, in Guinea-Bissau. And recently, the European Union has declared its intention to “reconsider” the aid assistance to Guinea-Bissau…

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