Director of TVI is assumed as the first responsible for the dissemination of news Banif – Express

The director of TVI is currently providing statements to Members of the news that the channel that drives revealed on Sunday December 13, a week before the resolution and sale of Banif and that led to a run on deposits the bank the next morning. On Monday left the Banif two hundred million euros, a figure that has been rising over the week reaching approximately € 1,000 million in deposits.

Sérgio Figueiredo, director of TVI, ensures that the news comes following an episode of November after the current prime minister, António Costa, he has stated that there was a more serious case in banking that could burst at any time. Was information was “being investigated by all the essays in this country,” he admits. It appeared, as became clear later that it was the Banif says.

The TVI information director assumes that the base of the news were many anonymous sources and documents that went towards resolution. From the moment in which “received the channel writing the information that the resolution would be triggered,” we have been contacted several sources, including stakeholders. The goal was to attest to the “veracity of information.” And the news forward. . Passed in a footnote of the sports program

And stresses: “from that time (the dissemination of news) makes me responsible first.” “Not all information received were used. There was a filter and dr. Jorge Tomé (former president of Banif) was contacted,” he added.

Asked by PSD deputy, Carlos Abreu Amorim on the management of Banif was contacted before the news was released, Sérgio Figueiredo reiterates that the parties were contacted, not saying yet whether before or after the revelation. But it gives the impression that were heard unofficial sources.

Sérgio Figueiredo further clarifies that were journalists TVI who had access to this information. “As we had our economic commentator on the premises asked to go to the rescue (of writing). I know Antonio Costa for over 20 years was my journalist in Diário Económico and himself spoke to dr. Jorge Tomé”. This contact allowed, continues, “there midnight the information was consolidated and spoken among stakeholders.” Sérgio Figueiredo also said the request of the Social Democratic deputy who António Costa is collaborator and not chart TVI.