Diva Ribeiro allegedly attacked a woman in Beja, the city where she lives and where she was top of the list in the last elections legislative. Or casewhich has already reached the police, will have reported by the alleged victim to the party president himself. Chega tells SIC Notícias that it will not react for now.
The deputy of Diva Ribeiro is being accused of physical and verbal aggression by a woman. The deputy allegedly grabbed and spat at the alleged victim, who also insulted him. The case has already been reported to the police authorities. To SIC Notícias, the He arrives says he does not intend to react yet.
The attacks by Diva Ribeiro allegedly took place November 22nd, in Bejawhere both Chega’s deputy and the alleged victim reside. THE deputy will haveaccording to the alleged victim, stated that nothing could be done against her, since she has “parliamentary immunity”.
Ana Cristina Santana, nurse, aged 60, She was left with bruises and had to be treated as a result of the alleged attacks.as indicated by the medical report issued by the Baixo Alentejo Local Health Unit.
The alleged victim went to the hospital the day after the alleged assault, on November 23, on the advice of the police, after having filed a complaint at the Beja PSP police station.
SIC Notícias contacted the questioning him about the opening an investigation into the alleged assaults carried out by Diva Ribeiro, awaiting a response.
A case with antecedents
The two women involved in the story are neighbors, with Diva Ribeiro being the current partner of the victim’s ex-husband.
“She lives on the ground floor and I live on the first floor”, Ana Cristina Santana tells SIC Notícias.
“He came into my yard, grabbed my arm, started spitting on me and verbally attacking me,” reports the alleged victim.
He guarantees that he did not respond back with violence. “I kept quiet and then went to the police. I stayed there at PSP for three hours and then went to the hospital.”
O medical report confirms the existence of “two bruises on the arm, as a result of this attack”. It was him prescribed “analgesic medication, rest and ice several times a day”can be read in the clinical diary.
Three days later, says the alleged victim, she was being called to testify by the Public Ministry, which even “measured the size” of the bruises what he was left with following the alleged assault.
Ana Cristina Santana says that In March, he had filed a police complaint against Diva Ribeiro, for verbal abuse.. He says he has since been target of reprisals by the deputy e fears that she could even “enter his house” again and subject him to physical violence.
“She screams that she can do whatever she wants, because she has parliamentary immunity”, he maintains.
Parliamentary immunity? What the law says
It is certain that Diva Ribeiro, like all the deputies of the it does enjoy a special status of immunityfor the role it performs. But it is also true that this immunity is limited and can be withdrawn to any deputy.
If deputies are accusedit is “authorization decision is mandatory” when there is “strong evidence of committing an intentional crime that carries a custodial sentence with a maximum limit of more than three years”.
The law also says that no deputy “can be detained or arrested without authorization” from the Assemblyhas except for cases in which there is this “intentional crime” to correspond to prison sentence and in flagrant crime.
Finally, if criminal proceedings are initiated against a deputy and he is definitively accused, the Parliament “will decide whether or not the deputy should be suspended for the purpose of following the process”. Once again, the suspension decision becomes mandatory in the case of intentional crimes that correspond to a sentence of imprisonment and in flagrante delicto.
As Decisions are taken by the Plenarywith the deputy in question being heard and an opinion issued by the responsible committee.
Contact with Ventura
Ana Cristina Santana says she wants Chega to know the people she has in her ranks and reveals that, for this very reason, she herself contacted the party president, André Ventura.
“I got his contact information and sent a message via WhatsApp denouncing the deputy’s actions”, he reports.
According to the alleged victim, André Ventura not only learned about the case through her, but even sent her a response. Chega’s leader told him, via message, that it was “absolutely intolerant of illegalities or abuses” e promised to call you later. Ana Cristina Santana is still waiting for that call.
A SIC Notícias contacted Chegawho did not want to confirm the aggression by the deputy nor the alleged exchange of messages between the party president and the alleged victim. THE party says it does not intend to react to the case for now.
Who is Diva Ribeiro?
Diva Ribeiro has 50 years and it is mathematics teacher of profession. Before joining Chega, He was, for decades, a PSD activist.
The current deputy was elected to Chega’s parliamentary bench in Marchin the last legislative elections – it was the head of list for Beja constituency. At the time, he managed to second highest vote in that region – 21.55% of the votes, just behind the Socialist Party.
In the Assembly of the Republic, Diva Ribeiro is member of the parliamentary committee on Agriculture and Fisheriesparticipate as substitute on the Health committee and, also in this capacity, integrated the working group to monitor the Emergency and Transformation Plan in Health.
