02:56Brazil: Protesters demand answers to murder of Brazilian politician
Protesters demanding answers to who ordered the killing of left-wing politician Marielle Franco filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, just days after two former police officers were arrested in the high-profile case.
Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councillor and outspoken critic of police brutality, was murdered last March when a car pulled up alongside hers and its occupants opened fire.
Two former police officers were arrested on Tuesday after a year-long police investigation. The Public Prosecutor's Office alleges that the men had political motivations for the murder, but protesters suspect there could be a cover-up for who really ordered the killing.
Candidate for Federal Deputy of Brazil's Socialism and Liberty Party Adriana Vasconcelos characterised the development as "just an answer they gave because it was two days before the one-year anniversary of the murder."
"Who told you to kill Marielle? I am afraid that this question will be drawn out for a long time, because it took a whole year just for such an unsatisfactory answer as this. This is a minimal response, it would have to had come before today [the one-year anniversary of her death]," she said.
The investigation into Franco's death is ongoing.
02:56Protesters demanding answers to who ordered the killing of left-wing politician Marielle Franco filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, just days after two former police officers were arrested in the high-profile case.
Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councillor and outspoken critic of police brutality, was murdered last March when a car pulled up alongside hers and its occupants opened fire.
Two former police officers were arrested on Tuesday after a year-long police investigation. The Public Prosecutor's Office alleges that the men had political motivations for the murder, but protesters suspect there could be a cover-up for who really ordered the killing.
Candidate for Federal Deputy of Brazil's Socialism and Liberty Party Adriana Vasconcelos characterised the development as "just an answer they gave because it was two days before the one-year anniversary of the murder."
"Who told you to kill Marielle? I am afraid that this question will be drawn out for a long time, because it took a whole year just for such an unsatisfactory answer as this. This is a minimal response, it would have to had come before today [the one-year anniversary of her death]," she said.
The investigation into Franco's death is ongoing.