Stj Rejects Sockets' Rejection Incident Against Pgr
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José Socrates' refusal to Amadeu Warra had been announced by the former prime minister before the inaugural session of the trial Operation Marques, on 3 July.
Former Prime Minister says that the Government led by Antonio Costa did not resume the TGV project by “political coverage”, “for being a project of Socrates”.
The former prime minister maintained a critical and combatative position, denying the charges and questioning the legitimacy of the process. Topics such as the award of the TGV, business in Venezuela and the relationship with Carlos Santos Silva were addressed.
Former Prime Minister José Sócrates considered today, in court, that it is absurd to be accused of having been corrupted by the Lena group so that the TGV project, won by a consortium that included the business group, would be abandoned. At issue is a paragraph that provided that the winner of the tender for the construction of the Poceirão-Caia section of the high-speed line, carried out more than 15 years ago, would be compensated if the Court…
Socrates return to the court for the fifth session of the trial and should speak to the Lena Group. Follow me here in the course of the trial in the Campus of Justice, in Lisbon
It is one of the last parts of José Socrates' office on the Lena group. In the last trial session of the Marquês trial, before the court of leave, the former prime minister will address this Wednesday's allegations that he favoured the company linked to Joaquim Barroca and Carlos Santos Silva, accused of corruption crimes in the award of contracts for the TGV. The explanations, he promised the main argument, will be "long" and "complex"
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