Marquês: Sócrates's mother refuses to testify at trial
A lawyer representing Maria Adelaide Monteiro asked the court to excuse Sócrates's mother from attending court. The right to refuse and health reasons were cited to justify the request.
No One Is Left Alone
The Portuguese Bar Association marks a century of an irreplaceable mission: being there when power moves in on those without a voice.
Beja Court Begins Trial of 35 Defendants for Exploiting Immigrants in Alentejo
The defendants have, at least for now, declined to make statements in court.
Beja Court to Begin Trial on Monday for 35 Defendants Accused of Immigrant Exploitation
The Beja Court will start the trial on Monday for 35 defendants charged with crimes including human trafficking, criminal association, aiding illegal immigration, and money laundering, among others, for the alleged exploitation of immigrants in Alentejo.
Man loses 13,000 euros after paying for a car he never received
A man filed a complaint with the Judicial Police in Lisbon regarding the fraud he suffered on social media.
When the bank informs us that we are suspects
Imagine discovering, through your bank, that you are suspected of committing a criminal offense. This is not a dystopian reality. Quite the opposite.
Lawyers deny fraud against emigrant who lent money for home purchase
Two lawyers and the mother of one of them are being tried in the Marinha Grande Court.
Ministry of Internal Administration opens disciplinary proceedings against police suspected of exploiting immigrants
The Judicial Police arrested 17 people a week ago, including 10 members of the National Republican Guard and one agent from the Public Security Police, on suspicion of exploiting immigrants in Alentejo.
Ashpak doesn't know how to escape Cabeça Gorda. Village has become a hotspot for exploited immigrants
They pay up to 20,000 euros for the promise of entering Europe and finding work that allows them to send money back to their families. There are 60 Timorese among the hundreds of victims rescued this week.
