Carlos Moedas
Alberto Laplaine Guimarães is one of the prisoners in operation “Lúmen”; in question public contracts for Christmas lighting.
A “Lumen” operation focuses on suspicions of crimes of active and passive corruption, economic participation in business, abuse of power and criminal association, related to the supply and installation of Christmas illuminations.
This Tuesday, the Civil Police. There were searches in 10 municipalities: Lisbon, Tavira, Lamego, Maia, Figueira da Foz, Viseu, Trofa, Póvoa de Varzim, Ovar and Santa Maria da Feira; and also searches at the company Castros Iluminações Festivas, which will be at the center of these suspicions.
One of four people detained and Alberto Laplaine Guimarães, general secretary of Lisbon City Council and historic CDS activist. It is suspected of benefiting Castros Iluminações Festivas.
O Left Bloc has already reacted and demands an immediate reaction from the mayor, Carlos Moedas.
Currencies have managed to “dodge everything” but now they have to “politically take a stand”, comments the Bloc’s councilor, Carolina Serrão.
“We are talking about a senior leader. We are talking about a position and a very important figure within Lisbon City Hall, with great influence. This is very serious“, he warned.
At , Carolina considers that it is essential to understand “what may have gone wrong in the Chamber’s internal control mechanisms” in this case.
The Left Bloc councilor remembers that there is other cases recent events, also delicate, within the Chamber: and the appointment of two new artistic directors for the Bairro Alto Theater and the Aljube Museum “without a public competition”.
The Lisbon City Council confirmed that it was the target of searches in Operation “Lúmen”.
