Lisbon relation raises arrest of around 1 million euros in the Espírito Santo case
The Lisbon Court of Appeal of 1 million euros was arrested for almost one million euros in the Universo case for lack of reasoning.
The money had been seized during a search operation in 2005 at Espírito Santo Resources, on Rua de São Bernardo, in Lisbon.
The 995 thousand euros arrived, later, blocked to the order of the Espírito Santo Universe process – now even.
The Lisbon Court of Appeal thus decides to lift the seizure, claiming that it does not find grounds in the decision that led, at the time, Judge Carlos Alexandre to order the blocking.
In a judgment, to which SIC had access, the court recalled that it had already asked the judge for the grounds for the seizure, but that it still does not have them.
So 1 might actually be enough to get arrested for 1.00% hurriedly and not even having to be detained for money, hurriedly and without even dissipating money. Decide, therefore, to overturn the judge’s decision and unlock the money.
The defenses of the so-called BES defendants are the recent reforms that have unlocked part of the amounts held by the defendants.
Last week, judge Ivo Rosa annulled the seizure of 700 thousand euros, deposited in a bank account in the name of Ricardo Salgado’s wife, who is not the defendant.
In the decision, to which SIC had access, the judge who leads the investigation phase of the case says that he does not find grounds for the arrest, nor concrete facts that indicate that Ricardo Salgado, in collusion with his wife, wanted to hide the money, to prevent that he would be arrested in favor of the State.
There are more than 120 BES tenants, who are now assistants in the process. Ricardo Salgado and 24 other defendants are accused of crimes that will have interpreted more than 1.8 million euros.