PGR regulates preventive investigations and sets a period of up to nine months for a decision
These actions can now only be opened by the Central Department for Investigation and Criminal Prosecution (DCIAP) in Lisbon, and may not include telephone wiretaps.
Attorney General regulates preliminary inquiries and sets a deadline of up to nine months for a decision
The Attorney General (PGR) issued, on 13 January, a directive regulating preliminary inquiries and setting a maximum period of nine months for the procedure to be closed or to result in a criminal investigation.
Preventive inquiries carried out by the Judiciary Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office
It seems that, if there is an inquiry, it only has merit if charges are brought.
