Miguel A. Lopes / Lusa
Luís Montenegro and Pedro Nuno Santos
Concerned the investigation to the processes of Spinumviva and the purchase of a home by the still secretary general of the PS.
The Public Prosecution Service (MP) asked for additional information from Luís Montenegrowithin the scope of preventive investigation related to the company Spinumviva, e waiting yet the shipping Of these documents, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) said today.
In a written response sent today to Lusa, the PGR clarified that “additional elements were requested” compared to the two preventive investigations ongoing-one related to Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, and the Spinumviva company, and another related to the PS secretary-general, Pedro Nuno Santos, and the acquisition of a property in Lisbon.
“Preventive inquiries are ongoing, waiting The Public Prosecution Service response To these requests, ”added PGR. The two preventive inquiries are in charge of the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP).
This Monday, the Attorney General of the Republic spoke to Lusa about preventive investigation to Pedro Nuno Santos, having given no details about the preventive investigation involving Luís Montenegro, which was announced in early March this year.
At that time, Amadeu Guerra explained that they were received three complaints related to the Prime Minister’s family company and that the purpose of preventive investigation will be to assess whether there are elements to advance with the opening of an inquiry and which will be based on information obtained from open sources and in documents requested from those involved.
The case related to Spinumviva led the government to present a motion of trust, which was spurred in the Assembly of the Republic, and provoked early elections that took place this Sunday.
Regarding the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party, whose preventive investigation opened more than a month ago, the Attorney General said this Monday that the issue will be “analyzed once again For the week, eventually later this week. ”