PJ inspectors sue government for recovery of €4 million in lost salary payments
The syndicate of criminal investigators (ASFIC) has advanced with a judicial action against the State, claiming the restitution of €4 million in ‘lost salary payments’ to around 2000 PJ inspectors
Animal rescue group IRA “under investigation for terrorism” fights back
Portuguese television channel TVI has aired a damning report claiming animal rights group IRA is being investigated by the PJ police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office for allegedly “breaking the
PJ wants to infiltrate terrorist networks to ‘keep Portugal safe’
Speaking at a recent conference in Lisbon on international terrorism, PJ director general Luís Neves has revealed his force’s plan is to place agents within strategic areas of the capital
PJ police arrest Faro shooting suspect
Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting another man in the face in the Penha area of Faro in what was described as a “settling of scores”. The victim
Football scandal: 15 arrested for rigging matches in Portugal’s second division
Fifteen people were arrested on Saturday (May 14) in a “multi-million euro” match-fixing scandal that has rocked Portugal’s second football division, Ledman LigaPro. Among the detained are eight Oliveirense and
Top cops accused of selling information to drug traffickers to be released from jail to house arrest
A month since their detention as part of Operation Achilles into the sale of police information to drug traffickers, former top cops Dias Santos and Ricardo Macedo have heard they
PJ police swoop on Benfica and Sporting football clubs
A new PJ swoop on suspect operations at the nation’s premier football clubs got underway on Tuesday, allegedly looking into the sale of players to União de Leiria from Benfica,
Manhunt underway in Lisbon as police shooters remain at large
Four men are on the run in Lisbon after a terrifying gun battle that saw two police agents shot in the head, one in the hand and two civilians caught
Turismo de Portugal downplays corruption squad swoop
Turismo de Portugal has downplayed the PJ corruption squad swoop on its premises yesterday, saying it is not “directly” in the eye of the authorities. Without alluding to the focus
PJ police carry out searches at Turismo de Portugal
Portugal’s Judicial Police were today searching the Lisbon premises of Turismo de Portugal. According to reports in Diário de Notícias, the PJ’s anti-corruption unit wanted access to contracts and documentation