BE wants to hear from the President of the Republic, his son Nuno Rebelo de Sousa, as well as former Health Minister Marta Temido and former Secretary of State António Lacerda Sales in the commission of inquiry into the twins case.
According to the request, which had already been submitted to the parliamentary commission of inquiry and to which Lusa had access, the Bloc requested to hear more than 20 legal entities and individuals.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, stands out from this list.
According to the legal regime of parliamentary investigations, “the President of the Republic, as well as former Presidents of the Republic, by virtue of facts of which they have become aware in the performance of their functions and in connection with them, have the right, if they wish, to testify before the parliamentary commission of inquiry, and in this if they prefer, it is their prerogative to do so in writing.”
BE, which is represented in the commission by deputy Joana Mortagua, also wants to summon to parliament the son of the head of state, Nuno Rebelo de Souza, who at the time of the events headed the Civil Chamber of the President of the Republic. and Presidential Adviser for Social Affairs Maria João Ruela.
The blockers also demand that former Health Minister Marta Temido, who heads the PS list in the European elections, and former Secretary of State for Health Lacerda Sales, as well as his secretary, be heard before the parliamentary commission. request guys.
Hearings have also been requested from the inspection team of the General Inspectorate of Medical Activities (IGAS) Maria de Lourdes Lemos and Marta Gonçalves, as well as neuropediatricians Carla Mendonça, José Pedro Vieira and Teresa Moreno.
BE also intends to hear, in addition to the parents and the family lawyer, the director of Lusíadas Saúde, who is familiar with the facts, the president of Infarmed, Rui Santos Ivo, the Institute of Registration and the Notary, former director of pediatrics. department of the Central Hospital University of Lisbon Norte (CHULN) Ana Isabel Lopez, former clinical director of CHULN Luis Pinheiro and former president of the CHULN administration Daniel Ferro.
A report of the verification process is also requested from IGAS, as well as all documents and documentary evidence mentioned therein.
From the Civil Chamber of the President of the Republic, BE requests the letter sent to the Office of the Prime Minister, the “letter” of Nuno Rebelo de Sousa to the President of the Republic on October 21, 2019, forwarding messages and, among other things, documentation, contact records, emails and other information exchanged with CHULC.
The blockers are requesting from CHULN an email sent on November 20, 2019 by the personal secretary of the Minister of Health requesting assistance in scheduling a consultation with a neuropediatrician, a letter dated November 22, 2019 about the financial implications at the facility treating the drug Zolgensma, and all internal correspondence about the process.
Infarmed is tasked with processing Exclusive Use Authorization (AUE) requests.
The parliamentary inquiry committee will meet on Wednesday to, among other things, appoint a deputy rapporteur, consider and vote on draft regulations, consider and vote on a work schedule and establish a work methodology.
We are talking about the treatment in 2020 of two twins living in Brazil and who received Portuguese citizenship with the drug Zolgensma. The drug, which costs four million euros (two million euros per person), is designed to control the spread of spinal muscular atrophy, a neurodegenerative disease.
The case was published by TVI last November and is still being investigated by the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGR), with IGAS having already concluded that access to neuropediatric consultation for these children was unlawful.
Santa Maria Hospital’s internal audit also concluded that the state Department of Health’s first appointment at the hospital was the only exception to compliance in this case.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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