“During my public life I have made thousands of decisions and I have a very clear conscience, completely calm,” Fernando Medina said in statements to journalists, on the sidelines of the hearing in the Committee on Budget and Finance, in Parliament, within the scope of the State Budget for 2023 (OE2023).
Up for discussion is the news released by Correio da Manhã that ministers and former governors are under investigation for direct adjustments in the Lisbon Chamber, including Fernando Medina, former councilor and former mayor of the capital.
According to those media, these are contracts signed between 2014 and 2018 by the Municipality of Lisbon and the law firm Linklaters, founded by the former Minister of Economy, Pedro Siza Vieira.
The contracts were signed by Fernando Medina – when he was a councilor -, Duarte Cordeiro and Graça Fonseca, also when they were councillors, with Fernando Medina as president of the municipality.
Fernando Medina guaranteed that all decisions he made “were in accordance with the law, in the fulfillment of what is the public interest, in the fulfillment of what is the public interest”.
When asked whether he guaranteed that no decision would harm the state treasury, the finance minister said categorically: “Of course I have that guarantee”.
“I have a clear conscience not only about the legality and support — and I speak about all the decisions I’ve made in my public life — but above all, about prioritizing the public interest of every decision I’ve made,” he said. . said.
In a written response to the Lusa agency, now Environment and Climate Action Minister Duarte Cordeiro said he was not aware of “any ongoing investigation”.
“I am not aware of any ongoing investigation, nor have I been heard in this regard. All procedures were instructed by the services of the Lisbon City Council,” he said.
Source: DN
