Lawyers for Helder Bataglia and José Paulo Pinto de Sousa (a cousin of José Sócrates) pressed Pedro Ferreira Neto during the second part of his testimony in the Operation Marquês trial.
Defence teams target credibility of former ESCOM director
Tuesday, 20 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Operation Marquês (Operação Marquês) is a major criminal investigation opened in 2013 into alleged corruption, money laundering and tax crimes involving high-profile figures, including former prime minister José Sócrates, and it led to arrests in 2014. The case has been one of Portugal's largest anti-corruption probes and has influenced public debate about accountability and the justice system.
