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The 300 kilograms of seized cocaine were enough to produce approximately 1.2 million individual daily doses
The men were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years for the crime of aggravated drug trafficking.
The Portuguese Navy has reopened disciplinary proceedings against crew members who refused to board the NRP Mondego in 2023, following a Supreme Administrative Court ruling that annulled previous sanctions due to procedural errors.
André Ventura, leader of the Chega party, has announced he will appeal to the Constitutional Court after the Lisbon Court of Appeal upheld a ruling ordering the removal of a poster stating 'Roma people must obey the law'. The court deemed the message discriminatory and beyond the limits of free speech, contradicting a separate Public Prosecutor's decision to archive a criminal inquiry into the same posters. Legal experts argue the Court of Appeal's ruling highlights the limits of free expression regarding hate speech, while criticizing the Public Prosecutor's reasoning as unfounded.
The decision dated March 12 partially approves the plan proposed by Luís Delgado, owner of the company that acquired a series of magazines from the Impresa group in 2018, including Visão. The Supreme Court only declared the clause regarding the creditors' rights plan null and void.
Five of the 22 defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to six and a half years, with two sentences suspended. The remaining defendants were acquitted.
The Court of Appeal considers that the fact that André Ventura is a politician does not grant him special rights to freedom of expression that supersede the Constitution or the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Supreme Court of Justice had annulled the previous ruling because the defendant was not informed that he was no longer considered legally insane, ordering a partial retrial.
The Central Criminal Court of Lisbon has decided to uphold the 25-year prison sentence for the man who confessed to killing two women at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon in 2023, refusing to deem him mentally unfit for trial.
The Lisbon Court of Appeal rejected the appeal from André Ventura and confirmed the initial decision of the Lisbon Civil Court, which ordered the removal of his presidential campaign posters that targeted the Roma community. The leader of Chega and former presidential candidate invoked several reasons in his appeal against the decision of...
The leader of Chega and former presidential candidate invoked several reasons in his appeal against the December decision, including the “right to freedom of political expression”.
The court considers that the “dignity of the human person” was violated
Disciplinary penalties applied to the military personnel were definitively annulled by the courts, but the hierarchy insists on punishing them.
The European Court ruled in favour of the CMTV journalist, and an extraordinary appeal for review determined her acquittal.
The Mais Sindicato announced this Wednesday that the court has ruled against the Institute for Financing Agriculture and Fisheries (IFAP) in a case regarding the integration of workers into the public administration career scheme, according to a statement. In a note, the union recalled that, “representing the workers of the former Ifadap (now IFAP), it has once again obtained a ruling...”
A man was sentenced to two years and two months in prison at the Nisa court for driving with a duplicate licence.
The court considered the Public Prosecutor's accusation “totally unfounded”, deciding to acquit Pedro Vieira of the crimes he was charged with.
A ruling contains harsh criticism of the conduct of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The ruling concludes that the former banker's right of defence is not being undermined. Salgado's lawyers had sought dismissal of the proceedings on the grounds that he has Alzheimer's disease.
A court has refused Sócrates' petition to declare void the trial hearings that took place while a court‑appointed (duty) lawyer was present, dismissing the claim that the lawyer's presence invalidated those sessions.
The decision to split the proceedings stems from the pre-trial instruction order in the main case issued in April 2021 by Judge Ivo Rosa, then at the Central Criminal Court of Instruction.
André Ventura will appeal the court decision ordering the removal of posters targeting the Roma community. The court had given 24 hours for all posters to be taken down, but the Chega leader says the appeal suspends the court's ruling, so he will not remove the posters for now.
