Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again

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Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again

Home News Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again The trial in the Operation Marquês case, scheduled to take place on 6 January, has been postponed again after the court decided that a new court-appointed lawyer should be app

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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.

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