The only member of the Liberal Initiative (IL) in Madeira’s parliament, Nuno Morna, said this Thursday that after the charges were brought, the president of the regional government, Miguel Albuquerque, has the only option to resign.
“Miguel Albuquerque has been named as a defendant,” and “in the name of transparency and ethics, Miguel Albuquerque has only one option: termination,” the IL elected official said in a statement.
For Nuno Morna, Miguel Albuquerque “is not an ordinary citizen”, he is the chief executive of Madeira and has “a mandate that was given to him by the Madeirans in the regional elections last September.”
Given the investigation carried out by the authorities and the fact that Madeira’s chief executive has been indicted, the deputy believes that Miguel Albuquerque “does not have the conditions to continue to serve as President of the Government.” [Regional]”.
“He has no conditions because he is politically weakened, he has no conditions because from an ethical point of view he should not continue to perform the functions for which he is being investigated,” he explained.
Nuno Morna argued that while being an accused does not imply any limitation on rights, the island’s ruler must “accept that his legitimacy in the eyes of public opinion is seriously affected.”
The president of the regional government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, was named on Wednesday as a defendant in the process that led to the arrest of the president of the Chamber of Funchal, Pedro Calado (NCD), and the leader of the AFA construction group, Avelino Fariña. and Custodio Correia, CEO and main shareholder of the construction group SOCICORREIA, which is Avelino Fariña’s partner in several companies, according to a source in the investigation, Lusa said.
On Wednesday, the Police Judicial (PJ) carried out some 130 searches in Madeira and in various locations on the continent as part of an investigation into alleged crimes related to active and passive corruption, economic involvement in business, malfeasance, improper receipt or offering of advantages. abuse of power and abuse of influence.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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