A week after the arrest of three defendants, the first judicial interrogation finally began, at least for the Braga businessman with ties to Madeira Custódio Correia.
The question and answer phase for one of the three people detained as part of the alleged corruption case in the Autonomous Region of Madeira began late this afternoon, after a day with more than 11 hours of proceedings at the Central Criminal Investigation Court, in Lisbon.
Upon leaving the Justice Campus, defense lawyer André Navarro de Noronha explained that his constituent began to answer the judge’s questions and intends to continue collaborating.
Assuming that the investigation is at a very early stage, Custódio Correia’s representative hoped that the process would be quick from now on: “It’s a relief to start. I hope this is just a problem with the starter motor.”
The interrogation continues tomorrow, at 9:30 am.
Yesterday, the judge in charge of the case, Jorge Bernardes de Melo, decided to read the seven dozen pages of the indictment order, a document that the defendants have access to and knowledge of. Pedro Calado, Avelino Farinha and Custódio Correia waited, standing, for four hours for the end of the reading, which lasted until 8pm.