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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. ....
Posted on 10 April 2021. Judge Ivo Rosa has ruled on Friday against former Portugal’s prime minister, José Sócrates, on a trial involving 189 crimes of corruption. According to the rule, most charges were dismissed. Only 17 charges will go on to court. The 17 charges include money laundering and falsifying documents. The crimes also involve 28 co-defendants, of which only five will stand trial. The decision was a blow to prosecutors and sparked an uproar in the country. The crimes were allegedly committed by Sócrates and other co-defendants, when Sócrates was the leader of the Socialist Party (PS), and served as prime minister elected from 2005 to 2011. ....
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Ex-Portuguese PM to stand trial for money laundering By IANS | 2 Views Himachal makes law against forced religious conversion. Image Source: IANS News Lisbon, April 10 : Portugal s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will be the country s first head of government to stand trial, having been indicted for money laundering and forgery of documents, according to a decision by Judge Ivo Rosa. However, the magistrate on Friday withdrew the passive corruption charges from the Socrates trial, saying the facts against the accused are insufficient to uphold an indictment for passive corruption , reports Xinhua news agency Socrates, who served as Prime Minister between 2005 and 2011, was accused in 2017 of 31 crimes of passive corruption, money laundering, forgery of documents, and tax fraud, in a process that has lasted seven years. ....