The Lisbon Court of Appeal has invalidated a previous decision not to bring two police officers to trial for alleged perjury in the case of Odair Moniz. The court ordered the investigating judge to repeat the process, citing a lack of sufficient justification and failure to properly enumerate the facts in the original dismissal.
Appeals Court orders retrial in Odair Moniz case
Friday, 2 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Odair Moniz was a Cape Verdean chef and father of two who died in October 2024 after being shot by a police officer in the Cova da Moura neighborhood of Amadora. His death triggered significant public protests and a high-profile legal case regarding the use of force by the Public Security Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública or PSP).
4 sources
- Odair case: Court of Appeal orders retrial of decision not to send police officers accused of lying about a knife to trialpublico.pt ·
- Court orders reopening of case against two police officers accused of lying in the Odair Moniz casecmjornal.pt ·
- Appeals Court invalidates decision not to try police officers accused of lying about Odair Monizcnnportugal.iol.pt ·
- Odair: Police officers accused of lying may still face trialobservador.pt ·
