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The military personnel are the same individuals who refused to board and were subsequently charged with insubordination.
If a replacement is carried out, it “will signify the definitive destruction of the final traces of evidence regarding the actual state of the ship” in March 2023, according to the motion filed by the military personnel accused of insubordination.
The crew members who refused to board the Portuguese Republic Ship (NRP) Mondego claim, in a motion sent to the court, that the Navy is preparing to replace the ship's two engines, resulting in the “definitive destruction of the final traces of evidence.”
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.
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.
Disciplinary penalties applied to the military personnel were definitively annulled by the courts, but the hierarchy insists on punishing them.
Nuno Melo emphasises that 'over the next five years, by the end of the decade in 2030, twelve new ships will be delivered to the Navy': 'It's no small matter.'
The region is slated to receive investment across all three branches of the Armed Forces, including aerial surveillance using drones and a quay for the Navy's patrol vessel.
The case of the Navy shows that scrutiny of military spending has been reduced.
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The Attorney General's Office says the inquiry into direct awards carried out by the Navy is 'in its final phase'.
According to the magazine Sábado, the Military Judicial Police “identified 57 suspicious contracts” approved by the admiral, who is running in the 2026 presidential election.