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Portugal: Former BESI boss willing to testify about compensation fund macaubusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from macaubusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EuropePortugal ex-PM Socrates to face trial for alleged money laundering; graft charges dropped ReutersCatarina Demony 1/8 Portugal s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates arrives at the court to hear the rule if he will stand trial over corruption charges, in Lisbon, Portugal, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes Read More More than six years after his arrest in a major corruption investigation, Portugal s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will stand trial, but only on lesser charges of money laundering and falsifying documents, a judge in Lisbon ruled on Friday. In a decision that sent shockwaves through the country, Judge Ivo Rosa of Portugal s criminal court for preliminary hearings dismissed the corruption accusations against Socrates, 63, as weak, inconsistent or lacking sufficient evidence, and noted that the statute of limitations had run out on some of them. ....
Portugal PM calls on rivals to unite in fight against corruption Reuters 5 hrs ago By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, April 21 (Reuters) - Portugal s Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Wednesday urged all political rivals to unite in passing laws against corruption, a topic of much recent debate after a judge dropped graft charges against a former premier from Costa s Socialist party. Two weeks ago, in a decision that shocked many, judge Ivo Rosa of Portugal s criminal court ruled Jose Socrates would stand trial on charges of money laundering and faking documents, but dismissed all the corruption accusations. Socrates, who led the government from 2005 to 2011, has denied any wrongdoing, labelling the investigation as politically motivated. ....
Former Portuguese PM stands trial for money laundering, document falsification euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.