The four defendants arrested in Operation Picoas will only find out about the enforcement action on Monday, said a lawyer for Armando Pereira, co-founder of Altice. “Vaz Antunes will be heard today and tomorrow throughout the day, there is no diligence on weekends. Enforcement measures are expected to be known on Monday if all goes well,” said Pedro Marinho Falcao.
This means that the four accused will be detained until at least Monday. “It’s exhausting. The defendants are losing patience. My defendant has been in custody for eight days and won’t have a decision until Monday.
Armando Pereira, co-founder of Altice, was detained last Thursday after searches were made at his home in Gilhofrey, Braga. Ernani Vas Antunes and his daughter, Jessica Antunes and economist Alvaro Gil Loureiro are others arrested as part of the operation.
At stake are crimes of money laundering, tax fraud, in particular, in the sale of a number of buildings of the former Marconi real estate fund, located in the Picoas district of Lisbon and valued at hundreds of millions of euros.
Author: Joao Reis Alves
Source: CM Jornal
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