The former president of the Parish Council of Star Luís Newton, leader of the Lisboa PSD council (left), with Hector Brandão, who is suspected of drug trafficking.
Presidents accused in the Tutti-Frutti case will not be able to apply in this year’s municipalities. But in the parishes, the situation may be different.
This Thursday, what the PSD kept in the municipalities two accused by the Public Prosecution Service in the Tutti-Frutti case, which involves dozens of deputies and mayors indicted, namely, for using state means to favor friends. There are 60 defendants, accused of crimes of corruption, prevarication, bleaching and influence trafficking.
However, this Friday, the story has changed. Enables that, so far, the mayors will stay in the positions, according to the newspaper, in the next authority (which will take place between September and October this year) will no longer be able to apply for the same position.
This is because the PSD leader, Luís Montenegro, gave the party orientation so that the accused in Tutti-Frutti cannot be listed.
However, in the case of 3091 parishes That exist in the country, should be the PSD district agencies to make the lists – the orientation is given, but in this field there is not much to do.
An example is the Lisbon Municipal Assembly.
Carlos Coins lost a three -pill councilor, Ângelo Pereira, Lisbon district leader of the PSD and accused by the MP suspended the term this week. Also the socialist councilwoman Inês Drummond renounced the mandate.
The Mayor of Lisbon will compact Montenegro and intervene in the preparation of the lists for the municipality. The problem is that, what touches the joints, the decision is up to the district nuclei.
For example, Luís Newtonleader of the Lisbon council also involved in Operation Tutti-Frutti, suspended his mandate as deputy of the Municipal Assembly. Problem: Continuing in the party’s district core, you will take your opinion into account in the preparation of the lists.
What’s more, Luís Newton will not be able to re-apply to the Estrela Board, from which he was president and where he will have committed 4 corruption crimes,S can even apply for another Lisbon Board.
In an interview with, the social democratic deputy and secretary general of the party Hugo Soares He has already commented on the resignation of Newton from the parish of Estrela. “I don’t know what decision you will make about this matter, it doesn’t concern me. It concerns the organization of the parliamentary group and that was fast, ”he said.
