A chief inspector of the Judicial Police (PJ), a retired engineer from the same police and cable GNR were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of corruption, as part of an investigation of their own PJ, which began in 2013. According PÚBLICO found, the leaders of the PJ will have received thousands of euros to curb investigations, ignoring suspicions and pass information
the two researchers from the PJ had a privileged place that the police:. chief inspector Ricardo Macedo led there years of the three sections of the National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking (UNCTE) and colleague, who retired for at least three years, was more than 30 years in PJ, having occupied the leading places for many years.
the military GNR would be to Ricardo Macedo hand of man, which would have a special care not to direct exposure, not to raise suspicion. The performance of the cable in this case will not be directly related to the position he held in the GNR.
In addition to the three policemen, PJ detained in mega-operation that was still going on Tuesday night over 12 men on suspicion active and passive corruption, money laundering, criminal association and drug trafficking.
the elements of the PJ will have received at least the last two years, thousands of euros of drug traffickers. The alleged bribery, have caught investigations, ignoring suspicions that not averiguavam and past information about ongoing investigations. In addition to large monetary amounts, the two policemen have also received other kind of economic advantages, such as houses.
The remaining detainees are drug dealers connected to different networks, some of which have corrupted the three policemen, who would work in set.
The chief inspector arrested Ricardo Macedo, has worked for several years in UNCTE, where he directed one of the three sections, occupying a position that should be given to a professional superior, a criminal investigation coordinator . This did not happen, as in many other situations, due to the sheer lack of leadership that currently exists in PJ.
But the fellow-day Saints, a retired engineer, also worked in the same unit, but before the beginning of this investigation, have been transferred to the National Counter-Terrorism Unit, which he left for retirement. In PJ, the criminal career begins in inspector, goes to chief inspector, then to criminal investigation coordinator and ends at the top coordinator.
The chief inspector of houses, retired engineer and cable GNR were searched Tuesday by colleagues PJ, who have collected important documentation for the course of the investigation. The three were transported to the end of the day to the Prison Evora, a chain which houses suspects come from police and special needs in terms of security.
Before that, the coordinator-day Saints had the opportunity to talk to your lawyer, Melo Alves, who only confirmed that his client would sleep in the chain of Évora. “Right now I do not want to make any comment,” said the defender Publico.
The research, which began in 2013, was conducted by the National Unit for Combating Corruption PJ, under the direction of two prosecutors of the Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action. The three policemen were arrested in connection with a mega-operation – to which the PJ named Achilles -. Which took place throughout Tuesday
“In the context of an investigation research in the research Center Department and Penal Action (DCIAP) are underway several steps, including searches in the areas of Lisbon and Porto, and arrest warrants were issued, “said the Attorney General’s Office, in a statement issued about the lunch time.
the operation unfolded across the country, but mainly focused in the areas of Lisbon and Porto. He counted on the ground with 250 PJ inspectors and included the realization of approximately 120 domiciliary and no house searches. In the operation participated inspectors from several units that police, including UNCTE where worked two of the detainees.
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