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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.
The Supreme Administrative Court deemed the initial sanctions applied by the Navy, which included suspensions ranging from 10 to 90 days, unlawful due to procedural flaws. The branch is now re-instructing the case to correct the irregularities identified by the courts.
At issue is the episode of March 11, 2023, the day the NRP Mondego failed a mission to monitor a Russian ship north of the island of Porto Santo, in the Madeira archipelago.
At issue is the episode of 11 March 2023, the day the NRP Mondego failed a mission to monitor a Russian ship north of the island of Porto Santo.
Disciplinary penalties applied to the military personnel were definitively annulled by the courts, but the hierarchy insists on punishing them.
João Massano says he did not submit a formal proposal to the Ministry of Justice but had “informal contacts”. The Bar Association president reveals that disciplinary proceedings are under way against Pedro Delille.
A confrontation between two students on the trainee officers' course was filmed at the PSP Practical School in Torres Novas. Eight disciplinary proceedings have been opened.
