This Friday, the PS and the Bloc de Esquerda defended the dismissal of the cultural councilor of the Lisbon City Council, Diogo Moura (CDS-PP), whom the Public Ministry (MP) accused of fraud in two internal elections. Christian Democrats adhere to.
We are talking about an order from a deputy who accuses the vice-president of the SDS-NP of “two crimes of aggravated election fraud” for allegedly trying to manipulate the votes of activists in two electoral acts (2019 and 2021). CNN Portugal reported this on Thursday.
In a communiqué sent today to Lusa, both the Lisbon Municipal PS and the Bloc de Esquerda call on the President of the Lisbon City Council, Carlos Moedas (PSD), to replace Diogo Moura.
“On April 24, 2021, in an interview with Público, Carlos Moedas assured that as mayor, a councilor under suspicion for any matter will never work with him directly. None of this is happening now, with official court charges. , what is the cotton test compared to the word of Carlos Moedas,” the socialists’ note says.
The PS party, which has three elected representatives in the Lisbon Chamber, demands the immediate removal of Diogo Moura “from coordinating electoral actions in the municipality.”
“It is incomprehensible and unacceptable that someone accused of election fraud could continue to coordinate elections in the largest city in the country,” they emphasize.
In a short note sent to Lusa, Bloch de Esquerda also believes that Diogo Moura “does not have the conditions to retain political functions in the municipality of Lisbon,” calling on Carlos Moedas to replace the mayor in this post.
Lusa contacted the Lisbon City Council to get the mayor’s reaction, but he declined to comment.
According to CNN Portugal, Diogo Moura “knew that the Lisbon district secretary was at the polling station and sent her several messages asking her to deposit votes from activists who did not show up at the polling station.”
However, according to the same source, the “County Secretary never complied with the requests” and the case was eventually reported and investigated by the PSP, with the centrist mayor now officially charged by DIAP Division 4 (Department of Investigation). and criminal cases) Lisbon.
However, in response to CNN Portugal on Thursday, Diogo Moura said he was never “convicted” or “tried”, “not even convicted”, guaranteeing that he is “absolutely innocent”.
Author: Lusa
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