PS Lisbon Council President Davide Amado resigned this Monday from his position “without admission of guilt” after it became known that he was accused of economic involvement in business and abuse of power.
CNN Portugal/TVI reported on Sunday that also the president of the parish council of Alcántara was charged by the state ministry with crimes of economic business involvement and abuse of power, in a scheme that would cause more than one damage to Santa Casa da Misericordia. million euros.
In a note posted on Facebook this Monday afternoon, Davide Amado states that the facts imputed to him by the Public Ministry “do not correspond to the truth” and that “in due time they will be answered and therefore will be demonstrated” . his “complete innocence”.
“However, and since at the present moment, when we live, every suspicion is used as a weapon against political parties, it takes my conscience and sense of belligerence to weigh all the political consequences that need to be removed,” the socialist writes, emphasizing that the dismissal is taking place “ without admission of guilt” and to ensure that “the facts do not turn into an attack on the Socialist Party”.
The mayor also clarifies that the facts mentioned in the charge did not take place in the performance of official or political duties, “but rather in the framework of an employment relationship with one of the above-mentioned companies.”
According to a CNN Portugal/TVI report citing the prosecution, Davide Amado is accused of running several companies set up to make direct deals with Santa Casa da Misericórdia.
According to the same source, “between 2012 and 2014 direct adjustments were made in the amount of more than two million euros.”
“The investigation believes that entrepreneurs have created more than a dozen companies to create a false appearance of competition and impartiality “without complying with the rules and increasing the cost of each of the products and services,” the TV channel reports.
CNN Portugal/TVI also reports that, in addition to Davide Amadou, the public ministry has indicted eight other defendants.