Colonel Francisco Rodrigues, president of OSCOT, says that fully dismantling groups like 1143 is very difficult and predicts that the Judicial Police operation will inflict heavy losses.
The group won't disappear just because Mário Machado is imprisoned
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Context & Explainers
The Judicial Police (Polícia Judiciária) is Portugal’s national criminal investigation force that handles serious crimes such as homicide, organised crime, corruption and major fraud. It conducts criminal inquiries alongside prosecutors, so if you are involved in or affected by a serious criminal case in Portugal the PJ leads investigative work and consular assistance may be helpful.
