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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Portuguese far-right leader criticised over police shooting comments

André Ventura
André Ventura said the police officer in the shooting should be ‘decorated, not indicted’. Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA

Former politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal complaint against the leader of the far-right Chega party over “false or biased” statements made after a fatal police shooting of a black man.

For the past week, Portugal has been reeling from the death of Odair Moniz, a 43-year-old chef originally from Cape Verde. An official police statement initially said Moniz had fled, crashed a car and brandished a knife before an officer opened fire.

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