Municipal Chamber of Vila Franca de Xira
At issue are contracts related to the Urban Planning section of the city hall led by socialist Fernando Paulo Ferreira, who says he does not know the content of the searches carried out this Tuesday.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out searches on Tuesday morning in the Chamber of Vila Franca de Xirain the Lisbon district, confirmed this police and the municipality to Lusa.
A source from the municipality did not reveal the reason that led the police to carry out the searches, but said that they affected several departments of the Chamber, including the Urban Planning and Inspectionadding that the city hall is collaborating with the authorities. A PJ source also says that inspection, financial management and human resources services were also targeted.
The focus of the searches, carried out as part of an investigation opened by the Public Ministry, is, confirms the Urban Planning department. Experts from National Anti-Corruption Unit They were at city hall collecting documentation and IT material, looking for contracts for later analysis.
The mayor of Vila Franca de Xira has not yet reacted to the measures, but guarantees that he is collaborating with the authorities. The socialist Fernando Paulo Ferreira said he still did not know what motivated the searches, according to .
The searches in question originate from a process opened about a year ago, following a complaint against the city’s Urban Management, supposedly accompanied by evidence, according to information obtained by . The complaint would have even led to the departure of elements from this structure.
