The Ministry of State (MP) and the National Anti-Corruption Unit of the Judicial Police (UNCC/PJ) are conducting a major judicial operation in Madeira and on the mainland.
ABOUT CM knows that the searches are aimed primarily at the regional government of Madeira and the PSD president himself, Miguel Albuquerque. This operation also targets the Funchal council, led by Social Democrat Pedro Calado.
The president of the regional government of Madeira is suspected of corruption, economic involvement in business and malfeasance, as well as possible violation of community rules in the field of public procurement.
ABOUT CM You also know that the regional secretary is being asked to have his parliamentary immunity lifted so that he can be detained and appropriate coercive measures taken.
The searches began early this morning and involve about 300 inspectors and investigators throughout almost the entire country. In addition to Madeira, searches are taking place in Lisbon, Braga, Guarda, and Coimbra. This is the largest operation carried out in the Autonomous Okrug: about 100 searches were carried out.
ABOUT CM You also know that the operation combines at least three investigations that began at the Funchal prosecutor’s office, but were transferred to Lisbon some time ago.
These investigations look into the private businesses of Miguel Albuquerque, other members of the government and the local authorities of Madeira, in particular the Funchal council, headed by Albuquerque’s political dauphin Pedro Calado. Both are from PSD.
One of the investigations was opened in 2019 in Funchal. At issue is a possible link between Miguel Albuquerque’s private real estate business and the direct transfer of the Madeira Free Trade Zone concession to the Pestana group, which is also the target of searches as part of this operation.
Also under investigation are dozens of direct adjustments and public works grants, some of which were paid for but never completed.
Author: Eduardo Damaso([email protected]), Tanya Laranjo This Deborah Carvalho
Source: CM Jornal
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