The Supreme Judicial Council issued a clarification on I mentioned the denial of three judges To participate in the searches for FC Porto requested by Judge Carlos Alexandre. According to that body, two judges were required to be present “in a search for the implementation, among other things, of FC Porto”. Before the tie between all TIC judges, only one judge asked for an excuse “to allege personal relations with certain officials”. The lottery went ahead, “two judges have been appointed for the searches” and Carlos Alexandre, according to the CSM, made “no participation.”
Read the statement:
With regard to the news published about the alleged refusal of three TIC judges in Porto to carry out the searches requested by Judge Carlos Alexandre, the Supreme Council of the Judiciary informed:
1 – After a call from the then President of the District Judge of Porto, about the need to have two judges in the search to be conducted, among other things, for the Futebol Clube do Porto, a lottery was made, among all the judges of that court (ICT).
2 – Prior to the aforementioned withdrawal, one judge asked for an excuse claiming personal relations with some of the managers of that club.
3 – In light of the excuse mentioned above, lots were made among the remaining judges, leaving two judges charged with the required inspection.
4 – He was also informed that there was no participation on the part of Judge Carlos Alexandre in this CSM, as he was only informed, as usual and required.
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