José Sócrates pede nulidade das sessões de julgamento em que advogada oficiosa participou mas Tribunal recusa
15:00 — Sócrates is once again left without a lawyer
At 15:00, former prime minister José Sócrates finds himself again without legal representation.
Operation Marquis: Court summons court-appointed lawyer to defend Sócrates
Inês Louro was called by the court to replace José Preto, who is hospitalised with pneumonia. The court-appointed lawyer is expected to ask for time to review the case file.
Court of Appeal clears Lalanda and Castro of €7.6 million fraud
Appellate judges upheld the hearing judge's decision not to send José Sócrates's former employer at Octapharma to trial on tax fraud charges, stalling the Public Prosecutor's appeal.
