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Deputy Miguel Arruda in Parliament
Deputy He was surprised when he learned of the PSP findings, which seized “four to five bags”, perfumes and powerbanks, in the shared cabinet with the arrival deputy, Daniel Teixeira.
Authorities searched the office of the non-registered deputy Miguel Arruda this Monday, who was the deputy of the arrival until he was allegedly allegedly stolen, for several months, bags of the airports of Lisbon and Azores.
During the operation, which lasted about an hour, “Four to five bags”, perfumes and powerbanks were seizedAccording to statements by the vice president of the arrival of the arrival of the arrival, Rui Paulo Sousa, who accompanied the search with Arruda and the authorities, a prosecutor and a criminal instruction judge, under suspicion of qualified theft.
The arrival authorized the authorities’ access to Miguel Arruda’s office, shared with Deputy Daniel Teixeira, although such permission was not necessary, due to the court order. The Assembly of the Republic also confirmed the search and its cooperation in the process.
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar Branco, was informed of the operation, but did not follow the searches due to an official visit in Spain. It is expected to make statements on the subject after their return to Portugal.
Contacted by the sequence of the searches of last night, Miguel Arruda was surprisedbut I didn’t want to answer any question.
Miguel Arruda after searches performed at his homes in Lisbon and São Miguel, in which several bags were seized. The investigation was triggered by images indicating the presence of bags in the parliamentary office and the allegedft of a suitcase at Lisbon airport, which the deputy classified as a “lapse”.
There are also suspicions that Miguel Arruda used an account in Platform Vinted Para Vender Roupallegedly managed by his wife. The bill was erased badly the accusations arose.
About the video surveillance images of the airport that catch him to take bags other than his own, they confess: they can be “images of artificial intelligence.”
Miguel Arruda, who after the accusation, defends his innocence but did not present convincing explanations to the party president, André Ventura, or the media.
The former deputy announced his return to the Azores and the entry into, claiming that the case had a strong impact on his family and emotional life.