The Director of the Judicial Police (JP) said this Monday that the JP has not yet been called to the Ministry’s investigation into the case of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins, and the Attorney General of the Republic admits that he will provide further clarification during the investigation. future.
“The prosecutor’s office has not yet been called upon to intervene in this case, but we don’t usually talk about what we have or don’t have in the investigation,” Louis Neves told reporters on the sidelines of a House conference. national headquarters in Lisbon for corruption and integrity in sport.
However, the national director confirmed the readiness of this criminal police body to cooperate: “The Prosecutor’s Office is always ready to carry out investigations that fall within its competence or are approved by the Prosecutor General of the Republic.”
However, in this case, having attended a conference held at the headquarters of the SP, the Attorney General of the Republic limited herself to acknowledging the possibility of providing further clarifications if necessary, after the General Prosecutor’s Office (PGR) reported on November 24: in the Department of Investigations and Criminal Cases An investigation was carried out in Lisbon against unknown persons.
“I merely confirm that investigations are ongoing and that in due course, if deemed appropriate, any clarifications deemed relevant will be provided,” Lucilia Gago said, declining to provide further statements.
In November, TVI published the case of two twin children living in Brazil who have since acquired Portuguese citizenship and came to Portugal in 2019 to receive the drug Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy, at a total cost of four million euros.
The case is being investigated by the PGR, the Inspectorate General of Medical Activities (IGAS), and is the subject of an internal review at the Santa Maria Hospital, given suspicions that there may have been political influence in the medical treatment.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has already submitted documentation on this matter to the PGR and confirmed that his son approached him about the need for treatment for the children, denies any interference in the process.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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