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The defence sought dismissal or suspension of the judicial proceedings in the BESA case against the former leader of BES due to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. However, the law requires Salgado to stand trial because he is considered criminally responsible.
The ruling concludes that the former banker's right of defence is not being undermined. Salgado's lawyers had sought dismissal of the proceedings on the grounds that he has Alzheimer's disease.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Ricardo Salgado must indeed be tried in the BESA case, Sic Notícias reports. This follows the court’s rejection of an appeal lodged by the former banker’s defence that cited the defendant’s state of health. According to the ruling to which Sic had access, the judges argue ...
EXCLUSIVE || CNN Portugal pre-publishes an excerpt from journalist António José Vilela's book, 'The Court of the Powerful', a work focused on the stories of several high-profile cases that went through the Central Criminal Instruction Court. In the excerpt now published, subchapter 11, the final interrogations of Armando Pereira, co‑founder of Altice, and Braga businessman Hernâni Vaz Antunes are portrayed, as well as the surveillance of friends and the seizures at luxury homes.
A Portuguese manager of a branch of a French group is suspected of tax fraud, mismanagement and breach of trust. He is alleged to have diverted more than €2 million and acquired 17 luxury cars.
Paulo Topa, a lawyer, was detained in Porto as part of an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds.
