Among those detained are the head of Antonio Costa’s administration, Vitor Escaria, Antonio Costa’s “best friend” Diogo Lacerda Machado and the mayor of Sines, Nuno Mascarenhas, as well as two company executives.
We will talk about the investigation process of the hydrogen and lithium exploration business in Montalegre.
The parties responded to the situation.
by minute
Updated November 7, 2023 | 11:20
The Prime Minister “has no conditions to continue fulfilling his duties,” the Liberal Initiative claims.
The Prime Minister “has no conditions to continue fulfilling his duties,” the Liberal Initiative claims.
The party leader states that democratic institutions must function well and cannot have such a narrow circle of people around them.
He also states that the situation is “unacceptable; we cannot have a country based on corruption.”
PCP wants lithium investigation ‘results’ completed
The PKP wants the lithium investigation to be “concluded”, leading to searches of several ministries and the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, and then “due consequences for the conclusions reached”.
“With regard to the news of searches involving the government in connection with the lithium and hydrogen business, PCP believes that the investigations must be completed and due consequences of the findings must be addressed,” PCP said in a statement.
The prime minister’s press office confirmed on Tuesday that the PSP had raided the office of Vitor Escaria, the prime minister’s chief of staff, adding that there was no comment from São Bento on the court’s decision.
“We confirm that searches are taking place in the office of the head of the administration. [Vítor Escária]. We do not comment on legal actions,” a source working for António Costa told Lusa.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, received Prime Minister António Costa at the Belém Palace in Lisbon on Tuesday at his request, a source in the Presidency of the Republic told Lusa. The meeting has already ended, the same source said.
Público newspaper reported that the PSP carried out searches this morning in several ministries and the prime minister’s official residence in São Bento as part of an investigation into lithium exploration projects in Montalegre.
According to Público, António Costa’s chief of staff Vitor Escaria, Costa’s close adviser Diogo Lacerda Machado and Sines Socialist city council president Nuno Mascarenhas, as well as two company executives, were arrested.
The newspaper added that charges would be brought against Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro and Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba, as well as the previous Environment Minister Joao Pedro Matos Fernandes.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
I’m Tifany Hawkins, a professional journalist with years of experience in news reporting. I currently work for a prominent news website and write articles for 24NewsReporters as an author. My primary focus is on economy-related stories, though I am also experienced in several other areas of journalism.