The judge who will preside over the panel that will try Claudio Coimbra and Vadim Grinko, two former marines accused of the qualified murder of PSP agent Fabio Guerra in 2022, next to the Mome disco in Lisbon, has prevented access to defense lawyers. juror names. According to Público, the magistrate decided that the defense of the defendants could only know the names of the jurors. Miguel Santos Pereira, Claudio Coimbra’s lawyer, filed an appeal with the Lisbon Court of Appeal. The lawyer argues that, given the judge’s decision, it will be impossible to determine the jury’s impartiality. Their selection for this process is still ongoing.
After a random selection of 100 people living in the municipality where the test will take place, 18 people will be selected in the second draw. The idea is to determine 4 effective juries and 4 spare ones who will help the team in the final decision.