Want German girl to undergo test or Aires to apologise
Oheraldo.in - MARGAO, OCT 29
Women and youth on Wednesday expressed their solidarity with Warren Alemao and
charged social activist Aires Rodrigues for dragging the younger Alemao in a
rape case with the sole intention to target and malign the image of his uncle
and PWD Minister Churchill Alemao.
They demanded that either the minor German girl should undergo medical
examination to prove the charges of rape or her mother and Aires Rodrigues
should apologise for tarnishing the image of Warren by levelling baseless
charges of rape.
The women said Rodrigues has tried to malign the image and damage the
reputation of the parentless child, whose father was brutally murdered and
whose mother recently expired after prolonged illness.
An effigy of Aires Rodrigues was also burnt as a mark of protest for what they
called as false and defamatory allegations against Warren.
Most of the women and youth, who turned up for the press briefing hailed from
Alemao’s home village of Varca and Navelim constituency. Warren’s uncle Ciabro
was seen outside the city hotel where the press conference was held.
Addressing a press conference in the city here, the women maintained that they
have come together to tell everyone that Warren is totally innocent and
demanded to know why a budding youngster is being targeted in a bid to target
his politician uncle, Churchill Alemao. “In this hour of agony and sufferings
of this parentless child, we stand solidly behind this youth to enable him to
withstand the onslaught against him”, they said.
A minor girl from Navelim sought to know how the German girl can claim she is
raped when she has refused to go for medical examination.
Celina Goes wondered what would be the future of Goan youth when youngsters
like Warren are being targeted without any evidence, while Damiana Pereira
expressed shock that Warren has been accused of rape. Demanding to know why
Aires Rodrigues is supporting the German mother, She suspected a political
conspiracy to target the Alemaos.
The women also questioned the German mother for letting her daughter go for
discos and night parties, saying “as concerned mothers, we will not let our
daughters just go out for discos and parties”.
Nicole Coutinho said no mother would have remained quiet for 15-20 days if her
daughter was raped and demanded to know how Warren could be blamed for rape
when the girl is not ready for medical examination. Similar sentiments were
echoed by Matilda D’Silva and Francisca Fernandes. Francisca said the people of
Goa would not keep quite if the mother of the German girl and Aires fails to
apologise.
Nelly Rodrigues said the girl’s mother should apologise for making the baseless
allegation against Warren, saying the youngster has been unnecessarily dragged
and implicated in the case. Farrel Furtado, Maria Rebello, Mumtaz Turki and
others also spoke.
Youth leader from Varca Alario Fernandes and others demanded the arrest of
Aires Rodrigues for defaming Warren with rape charges. He and others questioned
why Aires is not taking up issues affecting local youth abroad and in Goa.
Giving a clean chit to Warren, Solomon D’Souza sought to know from Aires what
would be the future of Goan youth if such baseless charges are made against
them. Walter Pereira, Shanil D’Costa, Menino Caido, Joseph Rodrigues and
Borges Rebello also spoke and came down heavily on Aires Rodrigues.
