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The trial for the Operation Marquês case continued this Tuesday, with former Prime Minister José Sócrates having two court-appointed lawyers in the courtroom from 11:10 am, both named by different entities. This occurred after the court deemed the former official's representation regularized at the start of the session at 10:30 am.
The head of government between 2005 and 2011 has until today to choose a lawyer, after the last three he appointed resigned from his defence.
The session began with court-appointed lawyer Humberto Monteiro in the room, while the court recognised the validity of Luís Esteves' appointment by the Bar Association. The defence teams for Perna and Bava have raised doubts.
The facts were reported to the Penafiel Judicial Court.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested that the young man be placed in a juvenile detention centre, which is the most severe educational measure available.
The presiding judge of the Aveiro District explained that the young man will be tried by a collective court, composed of a career judge, who is the judge presiding over the case, and two lay judges.
The 14-year-old boy accused of killing his mother, Vagos City Council councillor Susana Gravato, will begin trial behind closed doors on the 25th at the Aveiro Family and Juvenile Court, a judicial source reported today.
The district courts of Cascais, Guimarães, and Coimbra claim they lack territorial jurisdiction. The Supreme Court will make the final decision.
The actor is being tried at the Viseu Court for a crime of domestic violence committed against Nádia Lopes.
In addition to the case in Torres Vedras, the actor is now facing a second trial for domestic violence. The charges include death threats and the threat of distributing intimate videos.
According to the indictment, Nádia Lopes met the actor via the social network Instagram and, a few days later, in December 2023, went to live with him in Loures, where she began to suffer “physical and psychological abuse”.
Four young people, aged between 18 and 20 at the time of the crimes, were charged with aggravated rape and child pornography. Videos were shared on social media.
Nuno Homem de Sá chose not to make a statement, but his lawyer said he will do so “at the end of the evidence production”.
The military personnel are the same individuals who refused to board and were subsequently charged with insubordination.
The crew members who refused to board the Portuguese Republic Ship (NRP) Mondego claim, in a motion sent to the court, that the Navy is preparing to replace the ship's two engines, resulting in the “definitive destruction of the final traces of evidence.”
She tried once on Valentine's Day with a fentanyl-laced sandwich, but failed. Then she did everything to ensure she wouldn't repeat the mistake.
Leaving the Campus de Justiça, José Sócrates' new court-appointed lawyer, Luís Carlos Esteves, explained that the appointment resulted from an invocation of competence, a direct choice because he is not a stranger to the case.
The case is being tried at the Viseu court.
The decision by the panel of judges presided over by Susana Seca came after lawyers for other defendants in the Operation Marquês case questioned the legitimacy of the Bar Association's General Council to appoint a defence attorney for the former government official.
The trial session was interrupted.
The man pointed the gun at the victim's chest, a 68-year-old man, from about 50 centimetres away, saying 'don't be afraid, the gun has nothing inside', and pulled the trigger, firing a shot.
The presiding judge of the Operação Marquês trial panel was not notified by the Bar Association of the appointment of a new court-appointed lawyer for the main defendant, José Sócrates. Former Prime Minister José Sócrates has a new defence. The fifth court-appointed lawyer is Luís Esteves, nominated by the General Council of the Bar Association.
The man allegedly killed his friend in a café while showing off a gun he thought was not loaded.
Judge Susana Seca has ruled that lawyer Marco António Amarote must continue representing José Sócrates until a successor is appointed, preventing further delays in the Operation Marquês corruption trial.
