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Abdul Bashir was sentenced to the maximum penalty: 25 years in prison. The prosecutor has appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice arguing that the Afghan should be released from prison and admitted to hospital.
A man and a woman arrested on Friday in possession of 22.7 kilograms of hashish have been remanded in custody, the National Republican Guard (GNR) said today.
A court has sentenced the individual convicted of killing three people in a barbershop in the Penha de França neighbourhood to 25 years' imprisonment.
He will also have to pay compensation to the three children of the couple who died and to the barbershop employee who witnessed the crime.
A ruling contains harsh criticism of the conduct of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
José Manuel Castro says there are no grounds for a new conviction of Mário Machado and that the prison transfer has no “basis”. The lawyer also represents the neo-Nazi's mother and ex-wife.
The leader of Group 1143 had been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for having incited a 'manhunt' in a homicide case in Albufeira. The sentence was suspended, but because Mário Machado was again convicted of inciting hatred against left-wing women, the court ruled he must serve a total of four years in prison.
A court has applied a cumulative prison term totalling four years to Mário Machado and denied the request to suspend the sentence, meaning he must serve the term without suspension.
Prison guards caught the woman. She had hashish hidden inside a cake and synthetic drugs.
A dispute between the victim's father and the suspect, which the lawyer had tried to mediate, is believed to lie behind the crime.
The Beja Court today convicted nine people, seven of them receiving custodial sentences ranging from three to nine and a half years, and acquitted three others in a case concerning the exploitation of migrants in the Alentejo.
João Massano, president of the Bar Association, explains why the trial of José Sócrates is not at risk of stopping, even after the resignation of lawyer José Preto.
Man convicted of two sexual assaults sentenced to seven years and six months' imprisonment.
The suspect had a prior criminal record for sexual offences and was arrested by the PJ (Judiciary Police). The abuses occurred last summer while the teenager was in his care and was exposed to pornography.
The Supreme Court opened the door in 2024 to suspending the eight-year prison sentence imposed on Salgado. But new independent medical examinations will have to be carried out to assess the progression of his Alzheimer's disease.
A CMTV commentator believes the lawyers of those convicted of the murder of the Brazilian model may be considering seeking a review of the case.
They met in a nightclub and spent the night partying. They ended up in a hostel where the 18-year-old woman was raped.
Sérgio Ribeiro was sentenced to 13 years in prison for defrauding elderly people.
