Portuguese Judo Federation
Investigated the management of Jorge Fernandes, former president. There are suspicions of influence trafficking, abuse of power and embezzlement.
A Portuguese Judo Federation (FPJ) It was today target of judicial police searches (PJ), in the context of an investigation that focuses on the Management of former President Jorge Fernandesannounced the body.
“The Portuguese Federation of Judo comes through this means that this day the Judicial Police were searched at the present day at its headquarters, in Odivelas, whose object is the management by the previous president, during the period in which he served this function,” said the FPJ.
In it, the Federation ensures that its current social bodies are “actively collaborating with the entities” because it wants to “see all the issues raised and, consequently, the whole truth to be determined.”
At issue, according to the mandate issued by the Loures Diap to which the Lusa agency had access, will be crimes of influence trafficking, abuse of power and embezzlementduring the period in which Jorge Fernandes was president.
The previous leader of the entity was ungrateful of the presidency at the General Assembly of the Federation, in 2022. hired the son for the Federation and, moreover, it was trainer At Judo Club of Coimbra – Both scenarios are incompatible with the function.
The public utility status of the Federation was at risk, and there are several criticisms of Jorge Fernandes.
The former president had already been the seven judgewho accused him of oppression. There were suspicions of abuse of trust and usurpation of power.
These searches take place only two days from other searches, in another sports federation, but from – on suspicion of corruption and tax fraud. At issue is the sale of the former headquarters of the Portuguese Football Federation.
