On Wednesday, Ricardo Salgado’s defense said it would not rule out an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after the former banker was sentenced to eight years in prison for three crimes of breach of trust.
“In view of the apparent violation of the European Convention on Human Rights represented by some of the judgments of the Portuguese courts against Dr. Ricardo Salgado,” the defense said in a statement.
The same document confirms that the decision of the Court of Appeal “is an attack on human dignity”, also citing Ricardo Salgado, “as well as the fundamental principles of our democratic justice system”.
Lawyers for Ricardo Salgado argue that “the prison sentence could not have been effective without an independent neurological examination of Dr. Ricardo Salgado to assess his state of health to determine whether he is able to understand and perform any actions.” enforceable sentence of imprisonment.”
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