The PAN leader defended today that the Attorney General of the Republic, Lucília Gago, “does not have the conditions” to remain in office and that she “cannot hide behind statements”, after calling governments into question.
Lucília Gago. The judge in the Madeira Corruption Case.
“No, Lucília Gago is effectively unable to remain in office, there is an absence here, above all, of communication with the population”, replied Inês Sousa Real when asked whether the current PGR of the Republic should remain in office.
Speaking in Porto, on the sidelines of the presentation of the PAN Electoral Program for the March 10 elections, the PAN spokesperson also argued that Miguel Albuquerque, former president of the Regional Government of Madeira, should remain away from the executive, while the investigation into suspected corruption involving him is ongoing.
“In PAN’s opinion, while an investigation is ongoing, there must be a period of removal so that it can be appealed calmly and without any political interference and so that there is confidence among citizens that this happens,” she said.
On January 24, the PJ carried out around 130 home and non-home searches, mainly in Madeira, but also in the Azores and in various areas of the continent, as part of a process that investigates suspicions of active and passive corruption, economic participation in business , malfeasance, receiving or offering an undue advantage, abuse of powers and influence peddling.
The investigation also affected the then president of the Regional Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP), Miguel Albuquerque, who was named a defendant and ended up resigning from his position, which resulted in the dismissal of the Madeiran executive.