Neonazi Group MAL Had List with Over 100 Targets in Portugal, Including Marcelo and Montenegro
Nine defendants of the Lusitano Armillary Movement were accused of crimes related to neonazi ideology. The target list includes political figures, journalists, academics and dozens of organisations.
Neonazis Planned Attacks on Marcelo, Montenegro and More Than a Hundred Other Personalities
The Public Prosecutor's Office accused nine people of crimes associated with neonazi ideology within the framework of the Lusitano Armillary Movement (MAL), as reported by cnnportugal.iol.pt. Among the plans identified by investigators was an attack directed at the residence of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro — but the group's target list went far beyond that.
The defendants belonged to MAL, an extreme-right organisation that, according to the prosecution, was preparing aggressive actions against politicians, journalists, academics and Portuguese civil society organisations. The list of targets identified by the Public Prosecutor's Office is extensive and includes figures from various areas of public life.
Politicians, Commentators and Public Figures in the Sights
Among the individual targets are the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, former President Cavaco Silva, and former Prime Minister António Costa. The current head of Government, Luís Montenegro, and Marques Mendes also appear on the list, as well as Francisco Pinto Balsemão and Carlos Moedas.
The list also includes names such as Ricardo Araújo Pereira, Nuno Markl, Miguel Sousa Tavares, Daniel Oliveira, Ricardo Costa and Ana Gomes, among many other commentators, journalists and media and cultural figures. It also includes academics such as Raquel Varela and Fernando Rosas, as well as lawyers, psychologists and activists identified by the group.
Other names on the list include Joacine Katar Moreira, Mariana Mortágua, Joana Mortágua, André Ventura — who has since expressed willingness to be heard in an inquiry commission — and also Isabel Moreira, Ana Catarina Mendes, Pedro Delgado Alves and several other deputies and former government officials.
An Almost Endless List of Targets
The list of people targeted by MAL is extensive and encompasses very diverse profiles. In addition to the figures already mentioned, the Public Prosecutor's Office identified dozens of other individuals, among them:
Filipe Froes, Helena Ferro Gouveia, Carlos Abreu Amorim, Ricardo Sá Fernandes, Mariana Carneiro, Pedro Loureiro dos Santos, Rita Rui, Jorge da Silva Duarte, José Hermínio Rainha, Ricardo Malcata Alves, Ricardo Vieira de Campos D'Abreu Noronha, João Duarte Neves Sobral, Amanda Lima, Marina Cabloco, Albano Lemos Pires, Bebiana Cunha, Clara Silva, André Carrilho, João Paulo Cotrim, Cristina Sampaio, João Fazenda, Teresa Pinto e Silva, Mamadou Ba, Iqbal Hossain Rana, Raslim Uddin, Lúcia Vicente, Ana Rita Almeida, Diogo Faro, Mariana Jones, Cláudio Lotra, Mónica Silva, Ângelo Sampaio, João Costa, Rute Teixeira, Carla Lousada, Tânia Graça, Alexandra Santos, Armindo Jacinto, Alberto Torres, Carlos Oliveira, Pedro Silva, Márcia Lima Soares, Sandra Ribeiro, Clara Capitão, Daniela Bento, Joana Rita Sousa, Fábio Casaleiro, Fabian Figueiredo, Maria Vlachou, António Vale, Ana Paula Pedrosa, Ana Ferreira, Paulo Baldaia, José Miguel Prata Roque, Maria Castello Branco, Marco Paulo, Miguel Arcanjo, Miguel Clara Vasconcelos, Ainhoa Vidal, Maria João Ferreira, Luís Andrade, Lily de France, Júlia Paola le Conte da Nóbrega, Alexandra Correia, Augusto Neves Júnior, João Tomaz, Luís Manuel Andrade Moreira, Renísia Cristina Garcia Filice, Sofia Lobo, Sara Eloy, Pedro Cisneiros Lourenço, Domicília Maria Correia da Costa, Sara Martins, Tiago Queimada e Silva, Simone Silveira Amorim, Rosa Paula Rocha Pinto, Raul Jorge Coelho, Arromba Silva Rasga, Sandra Manuela Lemos Machado, Jaime Araújo, Ricardo Alves, Patrícia Carla Serrano Gonçalves, Pedro Barão, Tiago Sousa, Cláudia Henriques, Ricardo Pato, Sónia Araújo, Zélia Figueiredo, Diogo Fonseca, Anizabela Amaral, Mónica Freitas, Valter Ferreira, Gonçalo Marinho, Clara Cardoso Pereira, Hélder Duarte, Amílcar Furtado, Pedro Góis, Dino D'Santiago, Marta Lourenço, Lorena Tabares Salamanca, Susana Ferreira, Cláudia Semedo, Mynda Guevara, Gonçalo Ribeiro Teles, Maria Escaja, Ascenso Simões, Stefani Costa, Eurico Brilhante Dias, Miguel Costa Matos, Edite Estrela, Porfírio Silva, Susana Amador, Alexandre Quintanilha, Alexandra Leitão, Maria Begonha, Carla Sousa, Miguel Rodrigues, Eunice Pratas, Eduardo Alves, Francisco Dinis, Tiago Soares Monteiro, Joana Sá Pereira, Pedro Anastácio, Lúcia Araújo Silva, Anabela Real, Paulo Araújo Correia, Rosa Venâncio, Marta Freitas, Francisco Oliveira, Rosário Gamboa, Patrícia Faro, Catarina Lobo, Pompeu Martins, Palmira Maciel, Ana Isabel Santos, Maria João Castro, Alexandra Lucas Coelho, Ana Jara, André Carmo, Ana Rajado, António Louçã, António Filipe, Carlos Rabaçal, Francisco Fanhais, Joaquim Santos, João Ramos de Almeida, José Manuel Pureza, Manuel Loff, Lindo António Pratas Cambão, Osvaldo da Fonseca Grilo, Henrique Raposo and the President of AIMA.
Parties and Organisations Also Targeted
Beyond individuals, MAL identified the leadership of PAN, LIVRE and PCTP/MRPP as targets, as well as institutions such as the High Commission for Migration and the Observatory against Racism and Xenophobia.
Among the collective organisations targeted are the ANTIFA Group, SOS Racism, Esquerda.net, the Left Bloc, the Portuguese Communist Party and various cultural, anti-racist and rights defence associations: ILGA, Casa do Brasil, 25 April Association, AfroFemKoop, Afrolink, Afrolis, FEMAFRO, Djass-Association of Afrodescendants, INMUNE, DiEM25, Climáximo, Habita!, CIDAC, Antifascist Nucleus of Barcelos, Antifascist Nucleus of Porto, Antifascist Nucleus of São Miguel in the Azores, NAC — Anti-Racist Nucleus of Coimbra, Kale Amenge, Romani Initiative, GTO LX, Lumbardhi Foundation, Rhythms of Resistance, RDA69 — Angels Recreation, the Martim Moniz Mosque and the Jam-e-Masjid, among many others.
The investigation continues its judicial course, with the nine defendants awaiting trial on the charges brought by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
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