BE says that the conclusion on the resignation of the CEO should be sent to the commission of inquiry

Bloc MP Mariana Mortagua said this Wednesday that “there is no evidence” that there is an opinion justifying the dismissal of the former TAP chief executive, but if it exists, it should be sent to a commission of inquiry.

“We have no way to prove that there is even a legal opinion,” the BE deputy said.

Speaking to reporters in the Assembly of the Republic, Mariana Mortagua believes that “either such an opinion does not exist, and the government must say that it has made a decision that is not supported by the presence of a legal opinion, or, if an opinion exists, it should be sent to the commission of inquiry.”

Mariana Mortagua defended that in this situation “there is no room for disagreement, it doesn’t have to be a disagreement, it’s quite simple.”

“The government has so far sent all the necessary information so that we can find out the truth. I think that this contradiction could have been avoided if the conclusion, if any, had been sent to the commission of inquiry,” he defended.

The blogger stated that “the interpretation that the government is making that it is not obliged to send an opinion because it is not within the competence of the commission of inquiry is a misinterpretation”, arguing that “the commission of inquiry and its scope of concern are not only, but also about the dismissal of Alexandra Reis” and “the dismissal of TAP’s CEO followed the dismissal of Alexandra Reis and because of her.”

“Regardless of whether the fact occurred after the creation of the commission of inquiry, it belongs to and is an integral part, as everyone understands, of the commission of inquiry,” he added.

When asked if she was following the SDP and Chega, which they consider a crime of disobedience, the BE MP and candidate for leadership at the congress scheduled for late May replied: “We’ll see if it’s disobedience or not.” .

“This situation should be seen as a non-negotiable government commitment. The government must direct, and if it does not direct, then it is the commission of inquiry that must ensure that the law is respected and enforced. with and what the government sends, as a result of the launch of legal procedures.

BE’s coordinator in the TAR Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry, specifically requested by BE, indicated that she would follow up “all requests in the sense that this opinion is sent” and stated that the commission “should ensure that this documentation is sent.”

“I understand that this is a sore subject. We have already understood that the act of dismissing the CEO and the chairman of the TAP, whether it was correct or not, was done somewhat hastily. And therefore, it is normal that the Government wants to protect itself in this decision of its own, and that it understands that by doing so it is protecting the public interest, because if something goes wrong, this resignation could have consequences for TAP and for the public interest.” , – he said.

Mariana Mortagua emphasized that the decision to dismiss the CEO and the chairman was made by the Minister of Finance, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Infrastructure, and now it is necessary to bear the consequences of the decision taken, and one of the consequences is to explain to the investigation what were the opinions or the legal justification for this decision.”

On Wednesday, the government justified its refusal to send legal opinions supporting the dismissal of the former chief executive of the company to the TAP investigative committee on the need to “protect the public interest.”

In a note sent to Lusa, the office of the Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Ana Catarina Mendez, argues that “the opinion in question is not within the competence of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI)” and “disclosing it entails risks in the defense legal position of the state.”