The transcript of one of the Operation Influencer telephone taps contains an error, which has already been recognized by the Public Prosecution Service, according to CNN. Instead of António Costa Silva, Minister of Economic Affairs, the name António Costa, Prime Minister appears.
According to the television channel, this concerns the transcription of a telephone tap between Lacerda Machado and Afonso Salema, advisor and manager of Start Campus respectively, on August 31, 2022. The former is said to exert influence with António Costa Silva in this conversation. , but the name António Costa appears in the transcription.
According to CNN, in that telephone conversation, Afonso Salema wants Diogo Lacerda Machada to approach the government so that a change in terms of economic activity codes for data centers can be discussed at the European Commission. “Okay. I will decipher whether it is Economy or Finance. If it is Finance, I will talk to Medina (Minister) or António Mendes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. If it is Economy, I will find a way after I get to António himself. Costa,” the advisor responds, according to the transcript.
However, Lacerda Machado did not mention the name António Costa in the conversation, but António Costa Silva.
Source: DN
