Benfica SAD informed the market on Monday that the company and the 2016-2020 Board members still in office are defendants, in a statement to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM). The news was brought forward by DN on Saturday.
Two days later, the club confirmed that the sports association had it “on January 3, a defendant was formed, as well as inherent and, among others, the members of the board of directors in the period 2016 to 2020 and who are currently in office”the ‘incarnated’ SAD reports this situation to the CMVM.
“Benfica SAD hereby confirms that, taking into account the news made public on January 7, 2023, the Company, as well as inherent and among others, who served on the Board of Directors during the period 2016 to 2020 and who are currently in function, were defendants in a process that is secret of justice”reads the communiqué released this Monday.
According to the DN, the defendants are Rui Costa, the current president of the club, Domingos Soares Oliveira, Luís Filipe Vieira, José Eduardo Moniz and Nuno Gaioso Ribeiro, all directors or former directors of the Benfica association.
“Benfica SAD has expressed its full availability and openness to cooperate with the competent authorities, as it has always done to date”concluded the statement sent to the CMVM.
Source: DN
