Criminal investigation judge Gabriela Assunção considered that the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, should be the subject of an independent investigation because he did not act “neutral” in the case of Portuguese-Brazilian twins treated at the Santa Maria hospital. newspaper reports To express.
Since President Nuno Rebelo de Sousa’s son is “not capable of holding political office and could never interfere with the performance of his functions,” the head of state could be investigated for co-authorship in the crime of malfeasance. – supported the judge, whose position was rejected by both the State Ministry (MS) and the Supreme Court (STJ).
STJ refused to evaluate the actions of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in this case, arguing that the deputy “is the holder of the criminal case and is responsible for initiating the criminal case”, which must be authorized by the Assembly of the Republic. . In a response sent to STJ, the deputy stressed that there is no suspicion that Marcelo Rebelo de Souza committed any crime.
For the criminal investigation judge, the head of state played an important role in this case, since it was the head of the Civil House who made the crucial contact to arrange the meeting of the twins and forwarded the son’s email.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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