News from Bissau: Guinea-Bissau ** Embalo said in the capital Bissau on the evening of the 2nd that an attempted coup d'état occurred in the country a few days ago.
According to a statement issued by the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau on the 1st, on the evening of November 30, a rapid response team led by the commander of the National Guard, Victor Jongo, robbed and released two *** National Guards who were being interrogated at the judicial police station, took the two to the barracks and exchanged fire with the ** guards, and the clashes continued until the morning of the 1st. Jongo on the morning of the 1st**.
At the time of the incident, Embalo was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai.
According to local reports, the people who were abducted and released were Finance Minister Suleiman Sedi and Secretary of State for the Treasury, Antonio Monteiro, who were investigated for allegedly withdrawing $10 million from the state treasury.
Embalo said that Jongo's move was instigated and that he would set up a commission to investigate the details of the attempted coup.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a communiqué on the 2nd, strongly condemning this violent act and all attempts aimed at undermining the constitutional order and the rule of law in Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau, located in West Africa, has been characterized by coups d'état since independence in 1974 and has been politically unstable. In February 2022, an attempted coup d'état occurred in the country, resulting in 11 deaths.
*:Xinhua.