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More than five billion euros were recovered by the Public Prosecutor's Office from criminals between 2023 and 2025. The assets include high-end cars and even a villa in Quinta da Marinha, in Cascais, confiscated from a former minister of the Congo.
The former MEP had criticised the contract with Spinumviva and linked the casino business to transnational organised crime. Solverde could still have proceeded with a private prosecution, but chose not to.
The SMMP held a plenary meeting in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, as part of a national tour it has been promoting across the country's 23 judicial districts.
A Public Prosecutor, formerly the coordinating prosecutor for the Leiria and Coimbra districts, will be tried at the Coimbra Court of Appeal for the crime of malfeasance for allegedly delaying decisions using dilatory and fictional expedients.
The controversial investigation into judge Ivo Rosa was contemporary to another case that also targeted suspicions of corruption involving judicial magistrates and an insolvency administrator. Both cases began with anonymous tips to the then-director of the Judicial Police, involved the Lisbon Regional Attorney General's Office, were randomly assigned to appellate judge Manuel Advínculo, and were distributed to the same economic crime section of the Judicial Police. Would you like to guess which case the Public Prosecutor's Office kept in (almost) absolute secrecy and which one saw the authorization of more intrusive measures against judges?
The IGF, the Portuguese state service with audit and anti-fraud coordination functions in the area of European funds, was accused of a lack of cooperation and of transmitting incorrect information to the European Union. The Ministry of Finance says that the IGF left the group created by the Public Prosecutor's Office because it does not agree with the criteria and intervention methodologies recently adopted by it.
The defendant slapped a 4-year-old child in front of other children and a mother.
Second part of this Thursday's 'Investigação CM'.
Sporting manager, Rui Borges, says the team lacked attitude and physical readiness. Additionally, the Public Prosecutor's Office has archived the complaint against Chega posters regarding Bangladesh and the Roma community.
Luís Rosa and Rogério Alves debate the role of the President of the Republic in the reform of the justice system. Seguro wants to hear 'explanations' from Amadeu Guerra regarding the functioning of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the justice system.
A ruling contains harsh criticism of the conduct of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
At 23:00 the Attorney‑General (PGR) complained about a shortage of resources, and the Union of Magistrates of the Public Prosecutor's Office backed/endorsed those complaints.
The decision may be announced later today.
The crime follows five criminal complaints for threats and assaults filed by clients of Marco Sequeira’s office against the suspect. The Public Prosecutor’s Office was warned of the imminent danger but ignored the risk.
The Union of Magistrates of the Public Prosecutor's Office (SMMP) says the number of places opened by the Government for the next course at the Centre for Judicial Studies (CEJ) is 'insufficient and does not meet the needs'. Of the 215 places announced by the Ministry of Justice, 89 will be allocated to the magistracy of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the union ...
PRESS REVIEW || The case, under investigation since 2012, involves former EDP executives.
The defence questions the credibility of Francisco Pessegueiro, who admitted to having lied about handing over €50,000 to Miguel Reis, and criticises the Public Prosecutor's Office for accepting a 'liar' as evidence.
In the EDP case, the Public Prosecutor's Office has again failed to provide the evidence required for the pre-trial/instruction phase, a lapse that could delay proceedings and has drawn criticism from defence lawyers and the court.
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Valongo confirms the incident, which involved a seven-month-old baby, and says that “the appropriate internal procedures were activated immediately.” A staff member has been suspended as a precaution.
The Attorney General eased pressure on the Public Prosecutor's Office and averted an immediate political crisis.
César Afonso, former chief inspector of the PSP in Lisbon, and lawyer Miguel Matias argue that case monitoring should have greater decision-making authority, with a direct link to the Public Prosecutor's Office and the courts.
The archiving ruling names 17 companies as clients of Spinumviva.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has shelved the preliminary investigation into the company Spinumviva, owned by the family of Luís Montenegro. As soon as Montenegro learned of it, he fired off harsh criticisms from Brussels at journalists, commentators and the Public Prosecutor's Office. In other words, he did not react as one would expect from someone who has just received a Christmas present.
António Filipe said that, despite the Public Prosecutor's decision, an ethical problem persists because the prime minister engaged in other private activities that he should not have.
