General Zé Maria’s Partisan Plot to Destabilize the Army
For the last few months the head of Angolas Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISM), General António Zé Maria, has created a secret discussion group aimed at fostering a climate of instability within the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), in such a way as to justify purges. This strategy is known as the purification of the FAA. The scheme also aims to divert attention away from the ever-deteriorating socio-economic situation of most Angolan citizens and the governments inability to deal with it. It also serves as a distraction from the uncertainty over when and how President dos Santos will relinquish power. Maka Angola has learnt from insiders that the other main participants in the discussion group are the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Patriotic Education, General Egídio de Sousa Santos ”Disciplina”, and Lieutenant-General João António Santana Lungo of the Security Studies Office within the Intelligence Bureau of the Presidency. […]
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