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The defendants face charges of drug trafficking, and three of them are also charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
Foreign defendants unloaded 25 bales of hashish and were part of a ten-person group.
At the court in Loures, and before a jury, the now chief inspector of the PJ admitted that he fired while pursuing a group of youths who were allegedly peering into his garden.
The Public Prosecutor's Office says the minor was chased and hit by two bullets after peering into the inspector's back garden. The accused claims it was an attempted robbery and insists he fired at the ground.
The defendant, accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of 28 offences, had worked at a primary school, a choir and two music schools. He has been held in pre-trial detention since February 2025.
Nuno Pardal Ribeiro and pilot Carlos Conde de Almeida are being tried behind closed doors at the Cascais court.
At an extremely delicate juncture for Portugal’s far-right party CHEGA (its leader is running for President of the Republic, and a former MP – already charged with stealing people’s luggage The post Trial begins of former CHEGA councillor charged with child prostitution appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking to bar Pardal Ribeiro from holding public or private positions that involve contact with minors. He is alleged to have paid the 15-year-old for a sexual encounter.
Nuno Pardal Ribeiro's trial is scheduled for Monday, 26 January. The former adviser is accused of involvement in child prostitution and has already been expelled from Chega.
Nuno Pardal Ribeiro, a former Chega official, begins trial today in Cascais accused of using minors for prostitution. The Public Prosecutor's Office wants him barred from holding positions that involve contact with young people.
The defendant is accused of killing a young man with three stab wounds after a confrontation over an alleged adulteration of a drink. The family is seeking €750,000 in compensation.
Of the five defendants, two are fitted with electronic tags and required to remain at home, and two are in pre-trial detention — one at Braga prison and the other in Custoias.
The hearing is taking place at the Porto Court of Appeal. The appeal decision must be delivered by 7 February.
Of the five defendants, two are fitted with electronic tags and required to remain at home, and two are in pre-trial detention — one at the prison in Braga and the other in Custoias.
A 42-year-old police officer is under house arrest. He will face trial and may be expelled from the PSP (Public Security Police).
The Portuguese actor, accused of having raped and drugged an American screenwriter, is to be tried before a jury.
The actor is accused of drugging and raping an American screenwriter and filmmaker.
“Nuno Lopes denies the charges and is confident that a jury will reach the same conclusion,” the actor's press office told Observador. He is accused of raping and drugging an American screenwriter in 2006.
Recordings from the surveillance cameras will be used as evidence in the trial against the former MP.
CCTV recordings will be used as evidence in the trial of the former MP.
This is the crucial evidence in the trial in which the former Chega MP is accused of 21 counts of aggravated theft, in a case in which his wife is charged with receiving stolen goods.
The defence sought dismissal or suspension of the judicial proceedings in the BESA case against the former leader of BES due to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. However, the law requires Salgado to stand trial because he is considered criminally responsible.
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 six defendants in the case of the road collapse in Borba, in the Évora district, which caused five deaths in 2018, will face trial again in April after the Court of Appeal ordered the trial to be repeated.
At 4pm, lawyer José Preto has resigned from the defence of José Sócrates.
José Preto will replace lawyer Pedro Delille at the end of November 2025; Delille had represented José Sócrates since his arrest in November 2014.
The actor is accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of three offences: domestic violence, unlawful entry into a home and invasion of privacy.
The actor is accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of two offences: domestic violence, unlawful entry into a dwelling and invasion of privacy.
The request had been made by some defendants, including Fernando and Sandra Madureira.
Appellate judge Rui Teixeira sided with judge Susana Seca, allowing the Marquês's secondary case to be tried separately. However, he ignored an appeal from the Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministério Público), which could lead to an about-turn.
