PSD and Chega this Friday formalized the request for a hearing by the Minister of National Defense and former office holder and current Foreign Minister Gomes Cravinho on “the publicly disclosed facts” about Marco Capitão Ferreira.
In a request, the Social Democrats recall that this week the Defense Commission approved the hearing of the then Secretary of State for National Defense to clarify the public news of the conclusion, in March 2019, of an advisory contract between himself and the General Directorate of Defense National Defense Resources.
The PSD does not want to do without this hearing, which is already scheduled for July 12 next, “as well as the documents that have already been requested for the same purpose”, but says it is aware of the new status of the defendant, “which grants a series of duties and rights” to Marco Capitão Ferreira, admitting that he may not be available to provide clarification to the deputies of the National Defense Commission.
“Taking into account the importance of these same clarifications, the PSD Group requests the urgent hearing of the former Minister of National Defense, Gomes Cravinho, insofar as he was politically responsible at the time when the facts attributed to Marco Capitão took place. Ferreira and the current Defense Minister, Helena Carreiras, to provide all the clarifications inherent in these matters that have been made public “to ask.
Marco Capitão Ferreira, whose acquittal was accepted by the President of the Republic, meanwhile was charged in the context of the “Perfect Storm” trial, which today led the judicial police to search the Ministry of Defense.
Chega had already announced this morning that it would ask the Minister of Defense to be heard. In addition to requesting to hear Marco Capitão Ferreira, Chega argues that it is important to assess the reasons why Helena Carreiras “kept political confidence in said official, despite all the evidence piling up about him”.
“The non-publication two years ago of the reports and accounts of the holding company idD Portugal Defense, the rejection by the Court of Auditors of the contract for the construction of Ocean Patrol Vessels, the revolving door in the universe of IdD’s subsidiaries, 4 day advice for, among others 50,000 euros would be more than enough reason for the minister to question her tenure.”defends Enough.
Chega also requires hearing João Gomes Cravinho, given that “many of these cases have been carried over from previous ministerial management”.
Expresso reported today that the Secretary of State for Defense has allowed Miguel Fernandes, former administrator of Alfeite, to advise the administration of the defense holding company, IdD Portugal Defense, but that the manager has never held these functions.
On Wednesday, parliament approved Marco Capitão Ferreira’s hearing to clarify an advisory contract he signed with the Directorate General of National Defense Resources (DGRDN) before assuming the position of secretary of state.
Source: DN
