Lawyer José Preto withdraws from José Sócrates's defence
The lawyer had taken on the former prime minister's defence about a month and a half ago, after Pedro Delille abandoned Sócrates's legal representation in the case.
Operation Marquês: José Sócrates's lawyer will remain absent from court
José Sócrates's lawyer will not attend court on Tuesday. José Preto was discharged from Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon on Thursday after a 12-day hospitalisation for pneumonia.