José Socrates This Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against the Portuguese state at the European Court of Human Rights because of the Operation Marquis process.
The president of the arrival threatened, on Tuesday, to withdraw Portugal from the European convention, if leading the government and former prime minister José Sócrates to win the case at the European Court of Human Rights, and assured that he will not pay him any compensation.
“What I will say Maybe it’s a little radicalbut we have to be very clear with the European Court in this matter. Portugal has already been Several times convicted in the European CourtJustice has to make its way and politicians should not interfere with the path of justice, but if it is a prime minister, I refuse to pay José Sócrates whatever it is, “André Ventura said before a visit to the Sá Carneiro neighborhood of Leiria.
The Leader of the arrival stated that the “European Court will do something to understand”, but, “If necessary, Portugal leaves the European Convention [dos Direitos do Homem]”, which requires” being linked to this European Court. “
André Ventura considered the press conference of José Sócrates to announce the case against the Portuguese State, “because he was mistreated”, given that the former prime minister is “accused of having stolen the state” and all citizens.
“There can be no court in the world with the least decency that condemns Portugal to compensate José Sócrates. People live here miserably and we will give more I don’t know how many millions of euros to an individual who stole us, “he argued.
André Ventura also said that he will Call the Minister of Justice to Parliament to give some explanations about this case.
“It was the drop of water that led me to decide on a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights. It’s too much,” said José Sócrates, at a press conference in Brussels, flanked by lawyer Christophe Marchand.
The former Prime Minister considered that the “lapse of writing” is “a trick that served only to manipulate The deadlines for prescription and want to take “the process to trial:” The lapse of writing is just that. “
José Sócrates referred to the decision of the judge judges, who considered that there was a mistake in the legal qualification of the conduct of the accused in the Operation Marquis process.
“Deep down, we are all here for a writing lapse […]he says seven prosecutors were mistaken, all mistaken at the same time and were fooled in the noblest part of legal qualification, “he said.
