Last summer, Agriculture Minister Maria do Seu Antunes appointed a lawyer who received a suspended sentence in 2018 to the position of Deputy Director General of Veterinary Medicine on a replacement basis.
Luisa Sa Gomez was given a two-year and three-month suspended prison sentence for offenses of abuse of power, economic involvement in business, and forgery, in a case involving direct adjustments to construction or renovation work on police stations and posts of the National Republican Guard. forward Public.
On June 28, 2021, the trial was retried as the Lisbon Court of Appeal realized that the colleagues at first instance who sentenced the lawyer and other suspects made several mistakes, some of which were serious.
The Minister of Agriculture appointed Luisa Sá Gomes last June, without going through the Commission for Recruitment and Selection for Public Administration (CRESAP), as she was appointed under the replacement regime, until the final results of the competition held by CRESAP this month. no results have yet been announced for a post worth €3,212 gross base salary plus €590 hospitality.
Luisa Sa Gomes’ criminal record was vacated, but three months earlier the lawyer had already been promoted to Director of Budget Planning due to her “recognized experience” and “technical competence and ability,” the report said. Public.
As deputy director of the General Directorate of Veterinary Medicine (DGAV), Luisa Sa Gomez is authorized to authorize the costs of works and the acquisition of goods and services up to one hundred thousand euros at a time. The leader can also decide whether to open a public auction or make direct adjustments. It is also responsible for “applying to the public prosecutor’s office to take legal action in case of compliance with the decisions or functions of the DGAV as the National Veterinary and Phytosanitary Sanitary Authority, the National Veterinary Medicines Administration and the authority responsible for food safety management.” .
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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