Probe opens into ‘phone tap’ potentially incriminating judge famous for snubbing public prosecutors
The Superior Council of Magistrature has opened an investigation into a bizarre ‘phone tap’, suggesting judge Ivo Rosa could be bribed. It’s not even certain that this tap is ‘genuine’
Wife of fugitive ‘bankster’ João Rendeiro arrested
Maria de Jesus Rendeiro, the ‘faithful trustee’ of an art collection that has been plundered by her fugitive husband, was today arrested to ensure she doesn’t leave the country. The
Controversial judge “tried to block wiretapping of Daesh Iraqis”
Controversial judge Ivo Rosa tried to block public prosecutors from listening in on the private conversations of Iraqi brothers linked to radical Islamic terrorist group Daesh and now held in
Pandemic negationist judge in on-air meltdown
Yesterday was the day that ‘pandemic negationist’ judge Rui Fonseca e Castro faced his regulatory authority after months of suspension over his very public views on authorities’ approach to Covid-19
“Crimes against humanity”: Hundreds turn out in Lisbon to support ‘negationist’ judge
So-called ‘negationist judge’ Rui Costa – the former Odemira magistrate who has been vehemently against Portugal’s pandemic ‘response’ since the early days – delivered a complaint to the Attorney General’s
Judge in charge of one of Portugal’s largest corruption cases “forced to take bus” on arrival in Madeira
Judge Ivo Rosa, the controversial judge ‘in charge’ of the Marquês corruption case involving former prime minister José Sócrates, had an ignominious arrival in Madeira for his summer holidays on
Jailed for another two years: former banker and Socialist minister Armando Vara ‘pondering appeal’
Former banker and PS Soclialist minister (not to mention one-time mayor of Amadora) Armando Vara heard today that he faces another two years in jail, this time for money-laundering. He
Portugal’s Public Ministry calls for ‘annulment’ of Judge Rosa’s controversial Marquês’ decision
Public prosecutors are calling for annulment of Judge Ivo Rosa’s controversial ‘instructional decision’ in which he tore into years of investigation into alleged political and institutional corruption, freeing most of
Hundreds of motorists honk horns in disgust in Lisbon and Viseu as petition to oust Marquês judge hits 170,000 signatures
Hundreds of motorists honked their horns in ‘disgust’ in Lisbon and Viseu yesterday over the ‘pardoning’ by Judge Ivo Rosa of former prime minister José Sócrates for various crimes of
Thousands sign petition to remove Marquês judge Ivo Rosa from Portuguese magistrature
Within little more than 24-hours since he read out his extraordinary ‘instructory decision’ freeing former prime minister José Sócrates from myriad accusations of corruption, thousands of Portuguese have signed their