The Assembly of the Republic approved this Friday the extension of the work of the parliamentary commission of inquiry on the TAP for 60 days in order to be able to “conduct all necessary and agreed hearings.”
This week, a parliamentary commission of inquiry under the political tutelage of the Gestao requested an extension of the deadline from the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, who submitted a draft resolution to the plenary session.
The goal is to allow “all necessary and agreed hearings to be held with a view to completing the investigation and subsequent preparation of the report.”
The deputies unanimously approved this extension of the term in order to complete the work of the parliamentary investigation.
When this commission of inquiry began its work on February 22, then-president, socialist Jorge Seguro Sánchez, who had meanwhile resigned from his position and was replaced by deputy Antonio Lacerda Sales, said that the deputies had “hard work” to do. “within the 90-day working period originally set out in the commission’s charter.
Socialist Seguro Sánchez called for the need to speed up the work, as the expected completion date is May 23, unless there is a delay approved today.
This week, Antonio Lacerda Sales announced to reporters the agreed-upon calendar of all missed commission hearings, agreeing that about a dozen individuals would respond in writing.
According to the scheduled dates, Fernando Medina will be the last to be heard on June 16, the day after Pedro Nuno Santos, the former Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, whose hearing is scheduled for June 15.
On June 14, former Secretary of State for Infrastructure Hugo Mendez will be heard.
Parliamentary groups have also agreed that the deadline for discussion and voting on the final report of the commission will be July 13, which means an extension of the deadline approved today.
A week later, former Chief of Staff of the Minister of Infrastructure and current Chief of Staff of the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Maria Antonia Araujo on May 24, and the next day, former TAP Financial Administrator Joao Gameiro and TAP Legal Director Manuela Simões.
On May 30, it was the turn of the commission of inquiry to hear the former Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Sergio Monteiro, and the next day, the former Minister of Infrastructure, Pedro Marques.
In the same week, on June 1, former finance minister Miguel Cruz will be heard, and on June 2, former finance and treasury minister Joao Nuno Mendez will be heard.
On June 5 and 6, respectively, former Finance Ministers Mario Centeno and João Leão will be heard, and on June 7, former Economy Minister António Pires de Lima.
On 3 February, the BE’s proposal to set up a commission of inquiry to oversee the political management of the TAP was approved in parliament, with the PS and PCP abstaining and the rest of the parties voting in favor.
The text, approved without votes against, establishes a parliamentary commission of inquiry “under the political control of the TAP leadership”, which, in particular, between 2020 and 2022 will focus on investigating the entry and exit of the former ruler Alexandra Reis and guardianship responsibilities in the decisions taken.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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