Young man escapes police through Olhão court window
20-year-old has yet to be found A 20-year-old French man who had been arrested for breaking into cars in Olhão was able to escape police custody by climbing out an
Supreme Court orders State to compensate father for being wrongly accused of incest
Portugal’s Supreme Court has ordered the State to pay €15,000 to a father held 325 days in jail for allegedly having raped his daughter. The man repeatedly denied the charge,
Court officials to start strike despite question over legality
Portugal’s Union of Judicial Officers (SJF) has pledged to press ahead with a strike planned to start tomorrow, on the same basis as it was called – rejecting allegations of
Father “had good reason to slap son” – court
Lisbon’s Court of Appeal has absolved a man fined €720 for slapping his 13-year-old son in front of the child’s schoolmates. According to Público, the court understood that the slap
Constitutional Court vetoes text on ‘euthanasia’ for second time
Stumbling block includes “intolerable definition” over “suffering” Portugal’s Constitutional Court (TC) has for the second time vetoed the decree law regulating medically-assisted death. This means President Marcelo “will have to
Lisbon appeal court rejects separating BES defendants’ case
Defendants have argued they will be prejudiced if they are heard by Portuguese courts The Lisbon Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal by the Swiss defendants in the BES
Court rules documents on mining project in Northern Portugal must be disclosed
New ‘win’ by citizens battling to save local heritage In a ruling issued Tuesday (November 29), the Administrative Court of Lisbon ordered the DGEG (Directorate-General for Energy and Geology) to
Supreme Court rejects writs of Habeas Corpus presented by Iraqi brothers
Iraqi brothers Yasir and Ammar Ameen have lost their bids for freedom after over a year in preventive custody, charged. The pair, accused of war crimes and links with a
127 judges have not presented declarations of earnings
With the official time limit already past for judges to declare their earnings, 1,258 have complied with the obligation while 127 have not, writes Expresso – suggesting the issue is
Widespread corruption in justice system unfounded
In what must be one of the funniest headlines for the day, Lusa reports that ‘widespread corruption in the justice system is unfounded’. This is the news agency’s take on