What began this Friday morning as a peaceful protest by dozens of Sisal fishermen it turned violent after receiving an answer from state authorities.
As we reported in another article, a group of fishermen protested this Friday morning in front of the Government Palace to request compensation due to the economic damages that the stranding of a ship allegedly caused them on the Madagascar reef off the coast of Sisal.
Representatives of the fishermen entered the Palace to present their concerns to the state authorities.
One of the fishermen, from the commission that talked to the authorities, explained to his colleagues that they could not talk by the governor, the Secretary of Government, or the Secretary of Fisheries. Instead, they spoke with personnel from the Legal Department and with the subsecretary of Fisheries.
At the meeting, after receiving the fishermen’s request in writing, the representatives of the state authorities explained that it was a matter for the federal government and that the protesters would have to wait for the answer.
As he left the meeting, the fishermen’s representative told his colleagues that they were not being taken into account and that the authorities did not even know what they were asking for.
After learning of the authorities’ response, the protesters changed their attitude, began to shout slogans against the governor, and to destroy the wooden and metal structures that were in front of the Palace building, due to maintenance work being carried out. in that place.
The protesters broke the wooden sheets and set them on fire, then dragged down the metal scaffolding and metal stands that are placed in front of the Cathedral for various cultural events; They walked through the streets surrounding the Plaza Grande and threatened to remain in that place until they received a satisfactory response.
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