Frederico Pinheiro, the former deputy of former infrastructure minister João Galamba, allegedly copied documents classified as state secrets and kept them at home, according to CNN PortugalThe files, stored on external drives, were confiscated this week when judicial police conducted an investigation at Frederico Pinheiro’s home.
It is recalled that the plans for structuring TAP and the location of the new airport were contained in files on an official computer that Frederico Pinheiro allegedly tried to take away from the ministry by force after the conflict with João Galamba.
Frederico Pinheiro also got into physical confrontations with employees who tried to stop him from taking his laptop. Because of these factors, he was fired from the position he held.
In accordance with CNN Portugal It turned out that Frederico Pinheiro later copied the entire contents of the computer and saved it on external drives.
In addition to the crime of illegally accessing classified documents, Frederico Pinheiro risks being accused of perjury before Parliament, since when he was heard by the TAP Investigation Committee, he assured MPs that he did not hold any classified documents.
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