The report of a special parliamentary committee concluded that “there is no evidence of the commission of crimes of treason against the country” or coercion of a constitutional body by the President of the Republic, contrary to what the Chegi project advocated.
“Because the President of the Republic has not used his functions, with or without gross abuse, for the usurpation of other sovereign powers or in any way for the benefit of any foreign state, nor has he performed any public or private act that could harm the sovereignty of the Portuguese State, and having analyzed the types of criminals referred to by the Chega Parliamentary Group, we have concluded that there is no evidence of the practice of crimes related to treason, coercion against a constitutional body, etc.,” can be read in conclusion of the report to which Luz’s agency had access.
The report, written by PS MP Isabel Moreira, was prepared within the framework of a special parliamentary committee created to analyze the Chega project, which calls for the opening of a case against the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, following claims of reparations. to former colonies.
A parliamentary select committee will discuss the report on Thursday.
In the six-page report, Isabel Moreira provides a legal analysis of the crimes Chega is accused of, starting with “Treason.”
“There was no attempt to secede the state, to hand it over to a foreign state or even to try to subject Portugal to foreign sovereignty, in part or in full, and the national independence of Portugal was not insulted or compromised,” he says.
Regarding “coercion against constitutional bodies,” the rapporteur concludes: “We have excluded this crime from the criteria of evidence. We have found no action on the part of the President of the Republic that would impede or restrict the free exercise of the functions of any sovereign body.”
Regarding the “usurpation of the public power of Portugal”, Isabel Moreira writes that “this article is also incomplete, since there is no record of any act of private power performed by the President of the Republic in favor of any foreign state.” “.
When taking office as a special parliamentary committee, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, considered that the nature of this committee was important because of the “seriousness of the facts at stake and would likely entail calling into question the regular functioning of sovereign bodies”, which justifies that the entire process took place “quickly and within the framework of the law.”
“In the worst case scenario, we will be able to vote on Friday in plenary session, which may even be convened for this purpose on an emergency basis, because I will be able to do it in accordance with our rules,” Aguiar-Branco said in a short speech in which wished “productive and high-quality work.”
The draft, presented on Monday by Chega to parliament, calls for the initiation of proceedings against the president of the republic for the crimes of high treason, coercion of constitutional bodies and usurpation.
“Chega requests the Assembly of the Republic to initiate steps leading to the opening of its own case against His Excellency the President of the Republic for the crime of high treason, coercion of constitutional bodies and usurpation,” reads the proposal published by Breaked.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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