In a statement to Lusa, Zola Bambi said that 51 of the more than 100 detainees have been heard so far and that the judge of the Provincial Court in Luanda accepted the defense's request for the release of three minors (a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl).
The youths were given an identity and residence permit.
A 47-year-old demonstrator was also released who had left four minor children at home, who were in the care of her 12-year-old eldest daughter.
The lawyer said that the courtrooms had been disinfected again, but stressed that despite the efforts, the building was still unable to hear the defendants, among whom a positive case of covid-19 was identified.
"From the beginning, there are no conditions and regulations regarding biosecurity issues have not been respected. From tomorrow [Friday] it is likely that a new room will be found so that there are conditions to guarantee the health barrier," he stressed.
"There's a green light, all that's left is to tell us the location," he said.
Asked if new cases of covid-19 have been identified among the demonstrators, Zola Bambi indicated that "neither the police nor the court touched the issue," even though the detainees were "mixed up" and in tiny cells.
The lawyer hopes that soon they will also be transferred to a larger space, after several complaints.
According to reports that have been transmitted to Zola Bambi, the demonstrators sleep on the floor, have no water or conditions to maintain their personal hygiene in the cells and only eat one meal a day.
In addition, they have been "at 15 and 20" in cells with capacity for eight people.
This Thursday the atmosphere was calm near the palace of Ana Joaquina, after three days of protests in front of the court, where on Monday the trial of the 103 demonstrators arrested on Saturday began, with hundreds of supporters demanding the release of their comrades.
After confrontations, disagreements and some acts of vandalism, on Wednesday the police prohibited the presence of demonstrators in the vicinity of the court.
The organizers of last Saturday's march called a new demonstration for November 11, the date on which the 45th anniversary of Angola's Independence is celebrated.
President João Lourenço spoke this Thursday for the first time about the events of Saturday, denying the violation of rights in Angola and saying that the right to demonstrate is only "conditioned" temporarily because of the pandemic.
The head of state also attacked the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which also joined the march called by civic movements, considering that the party should assume "all the consequences of its acts of irresponsibility" in the possible increase of covid-19 cases, due to direct involvement in the protests.
