PJ arrests 13 in swoop on suspicions of illegal immigration, corruption, money laundering
Thirteen arrested including Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee Portugal’s PJ Judicial Police have announced today the dismantlement of an alleged organised criminal group dedicated to the repeated practice of crimes
Appeal court judges confirm 10-year jail term for corruption of former minister of economy
Manuel Pinho’s lawyer has written a book focusing on his client’s innocence… Lisbon Appeal Court judges today have confirmed the 10-year prison sentence delivered to former economy minister Manuel Pinho
PJ’s prison corruption swoop uncovers “clandestine drug production laboratory”
Flat in Lisbon “functioned exclusively as laboratory” PJ judicial police have dismantled a clandestine drug production laboratory operating out of a flat in Lisbon. The discovery came during the operation
Prison guards among those arrested in police operation targeting seven prisons
Operation Black Market investigates “alleged criminal project” Thirteen people, two of them prison guards, have been arrested as part of a police operation in seven prisons today. At issue are
Justice minister “expects immediate resignations” from officials cited in PJ corruption swoop
Searches under ‘Operation Pactum’ culminate with 43 ‘official suspects’ Justice minister Rita Júdice, initially taken by surprise by the PJ swoop on public entities yesterday, has since said that she
PJ police lead searches on Bank of Portugal, other public entities
Mega-operation hones in on suspicions of corruption, abuse of power, computer fraud Portugal’s criminal police, the PJ, are carrying out a mega-operation of searches today at the Bank of Portugal,
Searches in Portugal on suspicions of corruption in European Parliament
Suspicions centre on alleged corruption scheme involving Chinese giant Huawei Breaking news in Portugal today centres on various searches that have been going on, in this country and elsewhere, into
Ports workers arrested for ‘suspicions of corruption’ all released
“Suspect customs officials can stay in their jobs” – judicial source After all the flurry of news earlier this week, it transpires that the ports / customs workers arrested on
Deputy mayor stays put after being cited in corruption investigation
Paulo Ferreira, deputy mayor of Valongo borough council, is staying at his post in spite of being made an official suspect in a corruption investigation involving a property developer and
Government moves to stem Portugal’s miserable rating on corruption
Justice minister says sweeping changes to be created by Council of Ministers later today Following Portugal’s embarrassment at being ranked in terms of corruption alongside African countries of Botswana and