Infrastructure minister says Federico Pinheiro ‘copied documents at the wrong time’

But he went further, casting suspicion on his former assistant: “There was information that Federico Pinheiro went to the ministry at the wrong time to make copies of documents, it is not clear why.” Regarding the contents of the computer that Frederico Pinheiro went to pick up from the ministry after being fired over the phone, Galamba raised another question: “Why is the first thing Frederico Pinheiro does when he hears that he is being fired is to go to the ministry to have the computer repaired? What the hell does this computer have to do what it does? Fortunately, the joint venture has a computer and can analyze what’s inside.”

The minister reiterated that “the acquittal by telephone and verbally is fully valid” and that he did so as soon as he landed in Portugal from Singapore. The minister admitted that he did not remember if he had spoken to the justice minister about SIS or SIRP when he reported attacks on cabinet ministers and the theft of a computer by a former MP. Galamba admitted for the first time that he was in the ministry on the very day that the facts that led to the intervention of the PSP and “secrets” took place.

Galamba also denied that he was the one who sent former TAP CEO Christine Urmier-Widener to attend a meeting with PS deputies preparing for a trip to the Economic Commission and reiterated that his former deputy withheld the notes he took of this meeting until the last moment.

Monetary reintegration in TAP
CM found that more than a dozen crew members and on-board personnel who were laid off by TAP in 2022 may be one step away from reinstatement in the company. The cancellation of this layoff is being discussed by workers’ lawyers and by the airline itself.

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CEO salary
TAP Compensation Committee Chairman Thiago Mateus has come under pressure from the government to change the salary of the company’s new CEO, Luis Rodriguez, and has resigned, Sábado reported. The salary of Luis Rodriguez is 420 thousand euros per year without bonuses. The previous CEO received 530 thousand.

Minister confirms
Galamba confirmed that the salary of the new TAP CEO is 530,000 euros, excluding bonuses. And he admitted that the opinion of the salary committee was negative.

new commission
This Thursday, TAP announced to the market the carrier’s executive committee, with Luis Rodriguez as the new CEO. Silvia Gonzalez, Gonzalo Pires, Sofia Lufinha, Mario Chavez and Maria Joao Cardoso are other elements.

DETAILS

CPI REQUESTS REGISTRATION WITH THE MINISTRY
The TAP Commission of Inquiry (CPI) decided to request images of the CCTV system at Infrastructure on the night of April 26, in which the attacks took place between members of Minister Galamba’s office.

MP CONFIRMS REQUEST
The Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed that the Lisbon DIAP is conducting an investigation to establish the facts that happened in the Ministry of Infrastructure, “and those related to them.”

THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY
The head of state reiterated the idea that power implies responsibility, saying that “it is an illusion to think that you can be important without paying any price for it.”

FIRST CONTACT GALAMBA
João Galamba suggested that after the alleged theft of the computer, he contacted the Minister of the Interior, which he missed.