The car in which the Minister of Internal Administration, Eduardo Cabrita, was traveling, which involved a fatal victim due to being run over
There is a new regulation on the use of vehicles from the Assembly of the Republic, which does not mention co-responsibility. “It’s absurd.”
The cars that transport politicians, the vehicles of the Assembly of the Republic, now have a regulation.
The laws were confirmed after a positive opinion from the board of directors and the employees’ union; and have already entered into force, by order of the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Aguiar-Branco.
The newspaper highlights the essential point of the document: If there is a problem, the driver is responsible.
The driver is responsible for the way it drives, the speed at which it goes, and the state of conservation of the car.
There is no mention of co-responsibility; in other words, the deputy or minister being transported does not appear to be co-responsible in the event of an accident or other problem.
To drive in emergency gear, drivers of the Assembly of the Republic can only do so in case of “urgent service of public interest” – there are no examples.
And if they do, they have to notify the operational manager (non-existent until now) when this happened, the route it took and who was the entity that gave the order.
If you do not warn, or if you start driving in emergency gear without having received such an order, you may be the target of disciplinary process.
This regulation will be linked to the case of . When he was Minister of Internal Administration, he was in the car that killed someone on the A6, near Évora.
“AND loaded. The behavior of ministers or secretaries of state on the road, when they are not behind the wheel, is savage. They go at 180 km/h”, laments commentator Paulo Ferreira on the radio.
“E it seems that between the minister and Mr. Antunes – who is leading – there is a equality of powers“, he added, warning that this regulation may want to protect drivers, but it could make drivers “the weakest link” in some situations.
