There are 10 GNR soldiers and a PSP agent involved in this process. The detained soldiers are suspected of receiving €200 during the week and €400 at the weekend to control and monitor hundreds of immigrants.
10 of the 17 detainees detained on suspicion of in Alentejo. A GNR, a PSP and five civilians remain in preventive detention until Saturday, when they learn about the coercive measures.
The coercive measures for the seven detainees will be announced at 6pm on Saturday, November 30th.
The 10 GNR soldiers and the PSP agent arrested on Tuesday began to be heard in court this Thursday.
They are suspected of belonging to a criminal group that enslaved illegal immigrants in Alentejo.
The majority of those involved did not want to make statements because The suspects understand that silence is more favorable at this stage of the process.
There are 10 GNR soldiers and a PSP agent on the Public Ministry’s line of fire.
The GNR soldiers and the PSP agent detained on Tuesday by the PJ in the mega operation against the exploitation of immigrants are suspected of receiving €200 during the week and €400 at the weekend to control and monitor hundreds of immigrants.
The information was provided by the newspaper Expresso, which also reveals that the majority of these security forces professionals are from the Beja post, but that some had already been transferred to other areas of the country during the course of the investigation.
According to the investigation, the military and this police officer are suspected of “facilitating the action” of a criminal and violent group that took advantage of the vulnerability of immigrants, many in an irregular situation, to exploit them.
