The information was advanced on Saturday by the president of SINMEA, Adriano Manuel, in the protest of the medical class, in memory of pediatrician Silvio Dala, who died on September 1, when he was taken by the police to a police station, because he was driving without a face mask.
With an influx of nearly 300 doctors, dressed in black and with words on their shirts like "We Demand Justice; Doctors Demand Dignity and Respect; Don't Kill Us, the People Need Us", or wearing white gowns with red spots imitating blood, the march took place without incident and under the protection of dozens of policemen.
In his intervention, Adriano Manuel stressed that it is necessary to clarify the real causes that led to the death of doctor Silvio Dala.
"Therefore, we will obligatorily continue with our project. We need, next week, to take to court, because we have concrete evidence that our colleague did not die of acute myocardial infarction, he had other causes that played a very important role," he said.
Adriano Manuel also insisted against the staff of the Order of Doctors, Elisa Gaspar, who withdrew from the march organized by SINMEA.
"We had the opportunity to observe yesterday (Friday), unfortunately, the interview of our staff and we did not like to hear that, so next week the union will speak about it," said Adriano Manuel, appealing to the calm of the doctors.
In a statement to the Lusa agency, doctor Rodrigo João considered the current moment "a sadness", lamenting the death of a professional "who could serve the nation for several years".
"Unfortunately, there was no mercy and the citizen died in circumstances not properly defined," he said, reiterating the sadness among the medical class.
Rodrigo João defended a "more humanist" police that should prioritize pedagogy.
"When a citizen makes a mistake, he should be called to attention, correct the mistake of that citizen, so that the next time, the citizen can act better and not soon lose his life," he said.
For her part, Dr. Verónica Nanatcha regretted the loss of a pediatrician in view of the low number of professionals in this area.
"As it is known, he was a doctor from Kwanza Norte (...) the province lost a pediatrician, we are already few, especially in the interior of the country," said Verónica Nanatcha, considering the irreparable loss.
"Who will attend those children that Doctor Dala was attending? Nobody. At this very moment this demonstration is very important for us, so that they listen to us, so that they defend us," said the doctor, questioning "why the police have to act in this way.
The march of doctors, which began in Largo da Mutamba and was joined by a group of young people, politicians, civic activists and members of civil society, ended in front of the Angolan Medical Association, where the gowns were placed in protest at the death of Silvio Dala.
On the same day, also focused on police violence in the country in recent days, other youth demonstrations were held in Luanda, which were joined by dozens of people, all calling for reforms in the police and pedagogy to the detriment of violence.
