Liberal Initiative (IL) leader Rui Rocha said on Tuesday that Miguel Albuquerque’s intention to re-apply for the post of PSD/Madeira leader is a disgrace for the regional autonomy and for the party.
“Miguel Albuquerque is not limited in his rights, but I think it is a disgrace to regional autonomy if he insists on running again, and it is a disgrace to the PSD,” Rui Rocha told reporters in Funchal.
The IL leader commented on the fact that the PSD/Madeira president said on Monday, after a meeting of the party’s Regional Political Commission, that he would “almost certainly” reapply for the position, whose internal elections were scheduled for the 21st. March.
“That is your right, but I think it is important that politicians, those who are in charge of politics, realize that, as they sometimes say, the time for justice has come, and that at this moment the time for Miguel Albuquerque is the time for justice. it’s time to defend ourselves,” he said during a campaign rally at the Lavradores market in Funchal.
According to Rui Rocha, the training solution “is unreliable, temporary” and “does not address the essence of the process.”
Madeira is facing a political crisis as a result of the dismissal of Miguel Albuquerque, named as a defendant in a process investigating alleged corruption in the archipelago, which led to the removal of its leader from the PSD/SDS coalition. with parliamentary support from PAN.
“The duration of the policy does not allow someone who is accused of performing their duties, on issues that were raised during the performance of their duties, to want to return to performing those duties,” the IL leader insisted.
On January 24, the Judicial Police (JP) carried out some 130 searches at home and outside, mainly in Madeira, but also in the Azores and several areas of the continent, as part of the process of investigating suspicions of active and passive actions. corruption, participation in business economic activities, malfeasance, receiving or offering undue advantage, abuse of power and undue influence.
Following this operation, the SP detained the then mayor of Funchal Pedro Calado (NSD), who also resigned from his post, the leader of the AFA construction group Avelino Fariña and the main shareholder of the civil engineering group Socicorreia. , Custodio Correia.
The three accused were released on Wednesday with identification documents and residence permits, three weeks after their arrest.