Corruption suspects in Madeira were released this Wednesday after spending three weeks in custody. The accused were required to have identification and residence permits.
“If the defendant Custodio Ferreira Correia, the defendant José Avelino Fariña and the defendant Pedro Miguel Amaro de Bettancourt Calado are not accused of committing any crime, they must await further conditions of the trial, taking into account the measure of compulsion to establish their identity and place of residence. “, reads the document to which CM had access.
The accused will be able to return to Madeira this Wednesday or tomorrow.
Pedro Calado, Avelino Fariña and Custodio Correia were arrested after some 130 searches of houses and other properties carried out by the PS, mainly in Madeira, but also in the Azores and parts of the continent.
These included allegations of active and passive corruption, economic involvement in business, malfeasance, receiving or offering undue advantages, abuse of power and abuse of influence.
Author: Deborah Carvalho
Source: CM Jornal
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