The son of the President of the Republic, Nuno Rebelo de Sousa, has already begun to testify before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on the case of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins who were treated in 2020 at the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.
Nuno Rebelo de Sousa is present via videoconference. In a letter sent The deputies assured the chairman of the parliamentary investigative commission that he would not answer questions during the IVK, taking advantage of the “right to silence.”
The PSD wanted to summon the current partner of the son of the President of the Republic to the commission investigating the Portuguese-Brazilian twins. “There is an email, a copy of which contains an email address, which has raised our doubts,” explained António Rodrigues of the PSD. The party therefore wants to hear the opinion of “the person who currently lives with Dr. Nuno Rebelo de Sousa.”
The commission of inquiry approved the questioning of the current partner of the son of the President of the Republic, as well as the questioning of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva and the then Minister of Justice Francisca Van Dunem. No party voted against holding the hearings.
NLast week, the Liberal Initiative (IL) parliamentary group demanded a hearing of former Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva.
At the request of IL, Chega leader André Ventura asked to add the name of former Justice Minister Francisca Van Dunem, who headed the Justice Ministry at the time of the events.
Hearn during a video conference, Nuno Rebelo de Sousa, the son of the President of the Republic, assured that he would remain silent.
“Thus, any admissible and legitimate questions within the framework of this Commission, given its subject matter, can naturally only concern the same object as the criminal proceedings”: “I will exercise my right to silence,” said Nuno Rebelo de Sousa.
Representative Joana Cordeiro of the Liberal Initiative, regretted that his son President of the Republic remained silent and stated that he “hid, hiding from the law,” and accused him of cowardice.
Nuno Rebelo de Sousa continued without providing any clarification.
“For the above reasons, I do not answer,” the son said. President of the Republic.
João Almeia from CDS-PP asked Nuno Rebelo de Sousa to introduce himself. And asked for clarification regarding his professional activities.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s son introduced himself and explained that he has no other professional activity than as director of EDP Brasil, the company where he has worked since 2011.
João Almeida asked if Nuno Rebelo de Sousa had any relationship with Daniela Martins or António Lacerda Sales, which prevented him from answering. The defendant chose not to answer.
Author: Diogo Carreira This Carolina Baptista
Source: CM Jornal
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