A BOLA – Lawyer reveals that FC Porto had access to a huge operation in which Benfica (FC Porto) is accused

The lawyer of Francisco J. Marquez, Director of Communications of FC Porto, in the process of emails, Nuno Brandao, revealed, in the last hearing dedicated to the allegations, that the Dragons formed assistants and consulted the huge operation, which is still in the secrecy of justice, which involves the investigation of corruption crimes that have been In it the formation of SAD in Benfica, former and current captains, such as Luis Felipe Vieira, Rui Costa, Domingos Soares de Oliveira and Nuno Gayoso, are defendants.

In contact with A BOLA, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Assembly of Benfica lawyer Fernando Serra refused to comment. But lawyers Joao Diogo Mantigas and Joao Cayado Guerrero analyzed Nuno Brandao’s statements in court.

Joao Diogo Mantegas and Joao Cayado Guerrero made it clear that it is possible for FC Porto to consult with the process, still under investigation and under judicial secrecy, as an assistant, as long as it is authorized by the judge. They already considered it odd that the Dragons had done so after Benfica’s consultancy requests had been refused.

“I find it strange that an assistant should be authorized to consult a case in which the accused is not. Now, anything can happen, it could be a matter of timing or the timing of the notifications themselves. It happens,” João Caiado Guerreiro shares.

João Diogo Manteigas goes further: «As a rule, access to a secret process of justice is not allowed. I find it strange that the defendant’s attorneys do not have access and the assistants’ attorneys have them, not least because the defendants have more rights. If FC Porto’s lawyers consult the process, they are bound by the confidentiality of justice. But they may be deceiving at the moment [nas alegações do processo dos emails] So I submitted. On the other hand, the lawyers who accompanied the formation of the accused may not, in fact, have had access to the process because it is in the confidentiality of justice or they may have already been given access and chose not to provide further information because it is. A delicate matter that can cause damage. Common Citizen Interpretation. If FC Porto’s lawyers have access, they cannot participate. Otherwise, they are bluffing in a pressure strategy. Benfica’s lawyers would have been impressed by this revelation, which gives some nature in the reaction and that they were not aware of the process. »

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