The coordinator of the PS deputies in the TAP commission of inquiry, Carlos Pereira, announced this Friday that he will leave all his functions in this parliamentary body after the news of the alleged assistance morning Post.
We are talking about the forgiveness of the debt to the deputy of the PS, in particular, as reported this Friday by the publication morning Postreduction of 66 thousand euros in the payment of a loan to the company in which he was the guarantor.
In a written statement to the Lusa agency, Carlos Pereira justifies his decision by the need to “protect the results to be determined by the Commission of Inquiry and protect the interests of the Socialist Party.”
As before, the coordinator of the Socialist deputies for the investigation of the TAR claims that the news “which have been repeated in recent weeks only contribute to deepening the atmosphere of unfounded suspicions.”
The deputy elected by Madeira indicates that he will leave not only the coordination of the investigation, but also the commission itself.
“I realized that I was asking the chairman of the parliamentary group of the PS to release me from the approval of the deputies of the Socialist Party in the parliamentary commission for the investigation of the political administration of the TAR, as well as my presence in this commission,” he said. writes.
Carlos Pereira claims to have provided morning Post “all clarifications” that have been requested and rejects any favoritism.
“There has never been any inconsistency in the full exercise of my activities as an MP or any favorable treatment of me by the Caixa Geral de Depósitos,” he says, promising further clarification on the news of morning Post for “early morning” this Friday.
The economist and former PS leader in the Parliament of Madeira was already at the center of the controversy after it was revealed that he participated in a meeting with former TAP executive president Christine Urmier-Widener and with government advisers on January 17, on the eve of hearings in the Assembly of the Republic.
Carlos Pereira’s participation in this meeting led some opposition parties such as Chega and Il to challenge his succession to the commission of inquiry.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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