State Complaint: The drop of water to Socrates was a “writing lapse”

“If there is judgment, I will. But it may not be.” Former Prime Minister talks about complaint to TEDH.

José Socrates explained that it moves to move forward with one against the Portuguese State at the European Court of Human Rights (TEDH) is a “Rule of law violation”.

From the perspective of the former Prime Minister, the Operation Marquis process, which has been dragging on 14 years, “is a trial for lapse of writing ”that“ risen ”and manipulated the process. That was the “Drop of water” that originated the complaint. Because “it’s too much”.

O judgment “has no pronunciation, no accusation”accused. “The process was dead and was brought to life by a lapse of writing,” he shot at a press conference in Brussels, capital of Belgium

According to Socrates, “Four prosecutors were wrong. They all mistaken at the same time. And they were wrong in the noblest part of the prosecution: the legal qualification of the conduct of the people who are accused ”.

In a 16 -page document, he considers, there are “various lapses of writing that everyone accepted” but there was “no reference to that writing lapse.”

“This means the following: the Writing lapse never existed. The lapse of writing is a manufacture of the judicial system. It is a ripper which served only to manipulate the limitation deadlines and want to take the process to trial. The lapse of writing is just that, ”he warned.

The former government leader thinks it was “equally extraordinary” that this “lapse of writing” Tops “Four years to be identified. ”

This “lapse of writing” continued José Sócrates, “aggravated the crime, aggravated the penal frame and extended the prescription period. I can’t think of greater essential modification. ”

“In 2021, the Instruction Court considered all the allegations of the Marquis process as fanciful and speculative. That was the judge’s decision Ivo Rosa. He also considered that all the prosecution crimes were prescribed. Four years later, in 2024, a Court of Appeal, with two judges, invented a lapse of writing. Changed the crime of accusation and manipulated the limitation deadlines“He explained.

If there is judgment

The former prime minister assured that he will be present in court if the judgment of the Operation Marquis process begins on Thursday.

“Surely I will attend. If there is judgment, I will ”said José Sócrates at the press conference in Brussels.

“But it may be that there is no”Judgment, the former Prime Minister added, who refusal be judged by Instructional court.