Medina unblemished in the Tutti-Frutti case. Nine years later, 60 defendants

Former Mayor of Lisbon from outside the process that investigates crimes of corruption, prevarication, bleaching and influence trafficking in pacts between the PS and PSD.

The Public Prosecution Service against 60 defendants No âmbito I give all fruits por crimes de corruption, prevarication, bleaching e influence trafficking.

According to the accusation, among the 60 defendants, many of them responsible for parish councils of Greater Lisbon, is the president of the Parish Council of Estrela, Luís Newton (on which strong evidence of passive corruption and prevarication) and the PSD deputy Carlos Eduardo Reis (strongly indicted for active corruption, prevarication and influence trafficking).

Fernando Medinaformer mayor of Lisbon, it was the prosecutor at the end of last year, but was not accused by the Public Prosecution Service, having understood that it was not possible to deduce that Fernando Medina had acted “with the unequivocal purpose” of benefiting other defendants.

“The conclusion that is imposed is that the practice of facts likely to integrate the crimes of active and passive corruption, initially referenced, nor the crime of prevarication imputed to defendant Fernando Medina, in the explained molds,” reads the crime of prevarication. in the accusation.

Operation called Tutti Frutti began with inquiries nine years alleged favors to PS and PSD militants, through bounds and public contracts, being suspected of passive corruption, influence trafficking, economic participation in business and prohibited funding.

It was revealed that PSD and PS deputies resorted regularly to charge trips not made and register false presence in Parliament.