In an interview with SIC this Monday, Pinto da Costa, president of the Porto football club and candidate in the April 27 elections, once again addressed the events of the General Assembly of November 13, marked by divisions between its members and which provoked Operation Praetorian, which led to several arrests , including the arrest of Fernando Madureira, leader of the Super Dragoins, who is in pre-trial detention.
“I am not going to visit Fernando Madureira for one reason: because he has the right to a limited number of visits, he has parents, relatives, a wife and children. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t. As far as I know, no,” he said, explaining: “Fernando Madureira did not betray my trust. I don’t think so, no. I know the realities and I know. There is no image that, if it had already appeared on the news, would have shown Fernando Madureira attacking anyone. There is no such image! When they called for “shoot everything”, that’s what it was for. But that did not happen. The person who said this later went to the prosecutor’s office (MP) to say what should or should not be made public.”
Surprised by the scale of the Praetorian operation? “I’m going to go back a little bit. I was very concerned about the General Assembly, I recommended the utmost caution. Because I have never seen a GA club, society, association… anyone addressing their supporters. “Go there and film everything.” But take off everything. What? A few hours later it was on the channel. I’ve seen hundreds of commercials from FC Porto and no one has ever asked to film everything. This is because they know something is going on. And then they run to the prosecutor’s office to file a complaint against members of FC Harbor?”
A word from the participants who were attacked in AG: “We’re sorry. So we conducted an investigation and 4 members were suspended because it was proven – and they had nothing to do with Super Dragões – for about six months, others longer. No one was treated in the pavilion, went to the hospital or was injured, but, naturally, getting slapped in the face is unpleasant, no one likes it. If a member was attacked, and it was because we had images, we did what we could. We have suspended members who attacked them. To the rest I don’t know, I reject the position of those who attacked them and stand in solidarity with them. My driver, who took me home, was one of the attackers.”
Security and transparency of election events? “I’m appealing now, go there and film everything. Film everything, and I’m sure you won’t go to the deputies to complain about someone.”
Fernando Saul: “The supervisory board is the one who carried out the processes and imposed the proper sanctions on the partners who we have evidence that they were involved in these disrespects. Saul was suspended, went on leave and, of course, will not return to Porto in these positions. , or maybe not at all. We are trying to negotiate for him to leave.”
Will Madureira return to Super Dragoins when he gets out of prison? “The Super Dragoins are the ones who decide who will be the leader, not me. What is the criminal act? I think that the preparation lies with those who, for the first time in the history of the Portuguese club, made a call: “Come to the Assembly.” and take it all off.” And Madureira, did you prepare? For God’s sake…”
Order of the Ministry of Prosecutor’s Office: “That’s their opinion, I don’t comment on what they say. I don’t comment. I ask everyone to go to the polls and remove this. When a person in a meeting asks them to take it down, it’s because they know something is going to happen. This is their opinion. Give an explanation to me or the deputy, so that for the first time in the history of football, a person orders the participants to go and for them to film. I’m talking about Andre Villas-Boas, yes. But what to shoot? This is because He knows that something unusual will happen. I’m not indicating anything. If he thinks everything needs to be filmed, it’s because he’s waiting for something to film.”
Did the second GA go well? “Because in this film he did not order the shooting and everything went well”
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