Bissau: decisões da CEDEAO

On the Political and Security Situation in Guinea Bissau 25. Authority reaffirms the fundamental principle of “Zero Tolerance” for power obtained or maintained by unconstitutional means, as well as the role of the military in a Democracy, as enshrined in the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance. 26. Summit firmly condemns the coup d’état of 12 April 2012 in Guinea Bissau by the Military Command and its civilian associates, and denounces the disruption of the Presidential electoral process, as well as the detention of the Prime Minister and the Interim President by the Junta. 27. Authority reiterates the ECOWAS denunciation of the 17 April 2012 Agreement establishing the so-called National Transitional Council, and reaffirms that ECOWAS will never recognize any unconstitutional transitional arrangement. 28. Authority demands the immediate and unconditional release of the Prime Minister, Mr. Carlos Gomes Junior, the Interim President, Raimundo Pereira, and any other persons illegally detained by the Junta. Authority also demands the immediate restoration of constitutional order to allow for the completion of the electoral process. 29. Authority urges all the stakeholders to submit to the mediation efforts of ECOWAS with a view to agreeing the modalities for a consensual transition through the holding of elections within twelve months, taking note of the written commitment of 16 April 2012 by the Military Command to accept the restoration of constitutional order, based on modalities to be worked out with the help of ECOWAS. 30. Authority instructs the Commission to deploy a contingent of the ECOWAS Standby Force in Guinea Bissau with immediate effect to, among other duties, facilitate the withdrawal of the Angolan Technical and Military Assistance Mission in Guinea Bissau (MISSANG), assist in securing the transitional process, and undertake preparatory work for the immediate 8 implementation of the roadmap for the Defense and Security Sector Reform Program (DSSRP). To this end, Authority has approved the Mandate of the ESF in Guinea Bissau. 31. Authority puts the Military Command on notice that if it fails to accede to all the demands put forward by Authority within the next 72 hours, ECOWAS shall impose, with immediate effect, targeted sanctions on members of the Military Command and their associates, as well as well as diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau, and not excluding prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Authority also decides, in addition to the sanctions, to take all other necessary measures in the achievement of these objectives. 32. Authority decides to put in place a Regional Contact and Follow-up Group on Guinea Bissau to be chaired by Nigeria and also comprising Benin, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Senegal and Togo, to coordinate the follow-up on the implementation of the Decisions of Summit on Guinea Bissau. 33. Authority reaffirms its commitment to the close cooperation between ECOWAS, the African Union, the United Nations and other partners in our collective efforts to maintain peace and security in West Africa. Authority calls for an intensification of this cooperation, based on the cardinal principle of subsidiarity. 34. Summit urges the Commission to expedite action on the implementation of the ECOWAS operational plan on drug trafficking, particularly in Guinea Bissau, through the mobilization of financial resources within and outside ECOWAS. 35. Authority commends H.E. Alassane Ouattara, Chairman of Authority, for his leadership of the Community and his indefatigable efforts to ensure the consolidation of the rule of law, peace and security in West Africa.