Criminal lawyer Paulo Saragoça da Matta believes that the deadlock in the Operation Marquês trial, due to the constant resignation of José Sócrates' lawyers, has a “solution” that is easy to apply. The head of the Bar Association, João Massano, fears that the “scheme” could be replicated in other cases.
Sócrates is using a mechanism "for a purpose the law never intended". But there is a solution and it is in the hands of the judges
Wednesday, 11 March 2026RSS
