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The head of the Portuguese Bar Association has allied with judges in an effort to stop or delay procedural actions related to the Operation Marquês investigation.
Former Socialist prime minister says he is the victim of a violation of the right to a fair trial.
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.
After the first court-appointed lawyer refused on grounds of “conscientious objection”, the second also requested to be recused.
João Massano, president of the Portuguese Bar Association, says Operation Marquês calls into question the concept of 'mega-cases', which he describes as 'small, unmanageable monsters' that drag on for years.
The new lawyer sought five and a half months to familiarise himself with the case, but on 26 November 2025 the request was denied by the Lisbon Central Criminal Court.
Home News Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again The trial in the Operation Marquês case, scheduled to take place on 6 January, has been postponed again after the court decided that a new court-appointed lawyer should be app
