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.
Chega lawyer refuses to defend José Sócrates in Operation Marquês trial
After the first court-appointed lawyer refused on grounds of “conscientious objection”, the second also requested to be recused.
Operation Marquês: Should we split up mega-cases?
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 Operation Marquês trial is set to resume this Tuesday with a new lawyer representing Sócrates
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.
Trial of former Portugal prime minister postponed again
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
