FC Porto’s director of public relations, Francisco J. Marquez, defended the public interest in Benfica’s email distribution in court, comparing what he did in the Porto Canal program to the Wikileaks and Panama Papers cases.
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Updated January 24, 2023 | 12:13
Benfica demand conviction of all defendants
Benfica, an assistant in the process, asked that all defendants be convicted of all crimes.
Prosecutor criticizes football clubs for having TV channels
Prosecutor Ana Pais has also criticized football clubs that have TV channels, as she believes they function as throwing weapons.
The prosecutor does not demand a conviction or acquittal for Diogo Faria and Julio Magalhainus
As for Diogo Faria and Julio Magalhães, the prosecutor did not directly ask for the conviction or acquittal of the defendants, leaving this decision to the discretion of the court.
Despite this, Ana Pais admitted that it was demonstrated in court that Julio Magalhães “never had a direct involvement in the Universo Porto Bancada program” where the emails were exposed.
The prosecutor even placed some blame on the accused Diogo Faria, as he chose some of the emails mentioned in the program.
MP asks to convict Francisco J. Marquez in case of disclosure of Benfica emails
On Tuesday, prosecutors asked for a guilty verdict against FC Porto’s director of public relations, Francisco J. Marquez, in the Benfica email disclosure case for three crimes of disclosing correspondence without consent.
Prosecutor Ana Pais did not impose the penalty she considered appropriate, leaving it up to the discretion of the court.
Author: Deborah Carvalho
Source: CM Jornal
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