Five accused, detained and awaiting judicial questioning regarding the use of coercive measures, were released this Friday by the Central Criminal Court (TCIC) due to a strike by judicial workers, the industry union said.
Due to Thursday’s holiday and the ongoing court workers’ strike, the TCIC had no alternative but to release the accused detained due to the expiration date, according to Lusa news agency. maximum period of detention of 48 hours without questioning by a judge.
The SFJ President stressed that “no one wants those accused of drug trafficking, domestic violence or other crimes” to be released in this way, and accused the Directorate General of Administration of Justice (DGAJ) of being responsible for the situation by not accepting the offer of minimum services. presented by SFJ for periods or weeks when there are holidays.
According to António Marsala, the situation that has occurred is “due solely to the incompetence of the DGAJ” and “the Minister of Justice must draw conclusions” about this body that oversees him and which does not accept the proposals of the SFJ.
The SFJ leader warned that such indiscriminate release of detainees could happen again during the upcoming holidays in June this month.
The SFJ delegation will be hosted by the Justice Department next Wednesday for a new round of negotiations on salaries, careers and other issues.