The crimes of active corruption, related to the Vale do Lobo, that’s it Operation Marquis, you can prescribe this week. The president of the panel of judges had warned of this risk due to several interruptions in the trial. Meanwhile, José Sócrates took action against the Bar Association due to the appointment of the recent unofficial lawyer.
It is the first of three corruption crimes at risk of falling under Operation Marquis.
Although the limitation period is 10 years, os Successive delays could result, as early as this week, in the prescription of active corruption crimes relating to the luxury development in Vale do Lobo, in the Algarve. A situation that benefits the two defendants, investors in the project, Diogo Gaspar Ferreira and Rui Horta Costa.
In relation to the crimes of passive corruption involving José Sócrates and Armando Vara, should prescribe soon, during the month of June.
According to the Public Ministry’s indictment, each person will have received umillion euros to facilitate credit worth more than 200 million euros from Caixa Geral to the project promoters.
SIC knows that José Sócrates continues to fail to respond to contacts dative lawyer Luís Carlos Esteves.
O former first minister had already said that he does not trust the lawyer and went on, nonetheless, with administrative action against the OAB to gain access to all the documents that led to the appointment of a dative lawyer. To date, he continues without mentioning another.
