The Prosecutor’s Office (PO) has filed charges against a man suspected of insulting and threatening a group of judges during a trial in an Aveiro court in which he was accused, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Porto Region (PGRP) said on Wednesday.
A note published on the PGPR website states that by a resolution dated February 12, the people’s deputy accused the defendant of committing, in conditions of effective competition, crimes related to disruption of the functioning of a constitutional body, insult to an organization, service or team of a person, aggravated injury and aggravated threat circumstances.
The incident occurred on May 30, 2022, during the announcement of the decision of the Central Criminal Court of Aveiro, by which the accused was found guilty of a crime related to drug trafficking and sentenced to prison.
Upon learning of the decision, the suspect rebelled against the court and the deputy, “speaking with insulting and threatening expressions, making gestures in their direction, wanting and managing to disrupt the normal functioning of the court, provoking riots, riots and loud voices.” in the courtroom and achieve the honor and professional dignity of the judges present,” the same note says.
The actions committed by the defendant occurred during a trial for crimes related to drug trafficking and possession of prohibited weapons, in which 10 defendants appeared, including a father and son, the latter was sentenced to one and a half years in prison, effectively imprisonment. .
After reading the decision, the accused became agitated and was forcibly removed from the courtroom by police, shouting at the court as “racist,” as Lusa discovered at the scene.
This incident prompted the parliamentary prosecutor to request a certificate to initiate criminal proceedings against the defendant for crimes related to violation of a sovereign authority and threats.
The team’s presiding judge also said in a statement on the record that she was “deeply offended.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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