Mayor of Vizela and leader of the PS/Braga investigated for domestic violence

PGR and GNR confirm that there is an open investigation against the mayor of Vizela, Victor Hugo Salgado. The woman is said to have been admitted to the emergency room in Guimarães after alleged assaults.

The mayor of Vizela and leader of the Braga Federation of the Socialist Party, Victor Hugo Salgado, is at the center of a sensitive investigation. The news, which gained echo through the online publication “Observador”, points to suspicions of domestic violence. According to the same news source, the alleged incidents would have occurred during […]

“The public exposure of these facts [news of alleged physical assaults], unrelated to civic life or political debate, constitutes an attempt to exploit private life for the purpose of political combat,” said the mayor and the woman in a joint statement, to which Lusa had access today. This reaction comes after the Observer revealed that Victor Hugo Salgado, who is re-nominated by the PS for mayor of Vizela, in the district of Braga, is being inv…

The mayor's assaults on the woman allegedly occurred in February of this year. Victor Hugo Salgado, also leader of the PS/Braga, speaks of an “attempt to exploit private life for political purposes”, in a joint statement with his wife.

Victor Hugo Salgado, mayor of Vizela and leader of the District Federation of Braga of the PS, is being investigated on suspicion of the crime of domestic violence. In a joint statement, the mayor and his wife speak of an “attempt to exploit private life for the purpose of political combat”. The news was announced this Friday by the Observer, according to which the assaults occurred in February of this year and allegedly forced Victor Hugo Salg…