A Guinea Bissau military court on Thursday ordered opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira to be kept under house arrest after he was questioned again over accusations of plotting a coup against the government, his lawyer said.

Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was detained when the army ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26, 2025.

He was released under house arrest in January but has been accused of involvement in at least two attempted coups, one in 2023 and one in October 2025.

Heavy security surrounded the court where Pereira appeared on Thursday.

'Knew nothing about it'

Joao Paulo Indeque, one of Pereira's lawyers, told reporters his client had answered all of the judges' questions.

"Domingos Simoes Pereira did not participate in any attempt to subvert the constitutional order. He knew nothing about it, we are certain of that," Indeque added.

General Horta N'Tam leads Guinea Bissau's current transitional government.