Antonio has been taken ofF the plane by the order of the pilot
at Brussels Airport.
How Antonio continues to fight for his life.
Contrary to earlier reports, the actual reason why the deportation of
Antonio has not been operated this morning is a very different story
than was at first thought. Not the phone- and mail- campaign has
moved Brussels Airlines into this action but Antonio himself.
And it was not the Brussels Airlines which took the decision not to
deport Antonio Mavinga but the pilot. Read more what was happening
Thursday, September 11, 2014 aboard SN359, just before the plane was
going to depart.
On Wednesdaynight September 10 it became
clear that Antonio was going to be transfered the next morning, to
'just' being transported to Brussels. To be set on another plane to
Luanda/Angola. The country that had tortured him before. So then the
last option was
discussed, the last chance to prevent the deportation had Antonio in
his own hands. At least he would attempt to do so.
In the last
telephone conversation that Occupy had late Wednesdaynight, with
Antonio, Antonio already indicated that he would scream and shout to
move and to persuade the passengers not to carry him to his
homecountry to get the attention of the other passengers to call the
pilot once aboard . We told him that this is a serious option, but
that courage and perseverance is needed in doing this.. In this
itetephoneconversation we had , his love for his children came up.
Thinking of his children, he would hum and noise as much as possible to
make his deportation problematic for a save flight according to the
pilot.. And so it happened.
He was going to scream and his
story has been shouted out loud over the heads of the pasengers while
the military police tried him to shut up.. In full of horror, several
fellow passengers then stood up of their seats and offended the military
guards of Antonio in words. They called them racists. Telling them they
were acting simply obeying orders of the racist state. That you can
not treat people like that and that they are implementing racist
policies, that if they do so then they are racists themselves. It
emerged as a very hostile atmosphere in the plane. In desperation, the
pilot then decided to pick up Antonio out the of plane because he could
insure the safety of the flight furthermore..
So Antonio
should thank mobody who has contributed,but himself and his fellow
passengers to this action. What a brave man Antonio is.
Still, the international support has had its effort worthwhile : For
sure it has given Antonio the strenght to act at the very last moment to
stand up for his life. So thank you all.