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André Silva, spokesman for the PAN, reacts to the inclusion of António Costa in the Honorary Committee of Luís Filipe Vieira.
After Rui Rio, president of the PSD, it was the turn of André Silva, PAN spokesman, to react to the inclusion of António Costa in the Honor Committee of Luís Filipe Vieira, president of Benfica.
The party representative mentions other “recent cases” and affirms that “one of the main problems of Portuguese society is precisely the excess of promiscuity between politics and football and the dangerous and not very transparent links associated with this world.” “Furthermore, these links are more than evident when EUROPOL considers corruption in sport as one of the 12 main criminal activities organized in the European Union,” says André Silva.
“In the case of António Costa’s support for Luís Filipe Vieira, in addition to the obvious ethical problems already mentioned, we have a position in favor of someone who is dealing with justice in cases of corruption, tax fraud, money laundering or receipt. undue advantage, and that even the losses of Novo Banco and Caixa Geral de Deposit will be linked. It would not hurt to have Costa publicly defend the presumption of innocence of Luís Filipe Vieira, the problem is that with this public gesture of unequivocal support is to deliver a certificate of honor, credibility and probity to someone who has already given several proofs that he is not He is worthy of such a certificate, ”adds André Silva, who recalls a phrase from the Prime Minister in April 2016:
“It is important not to forget that the invocation that he does it as an adept does not reap, because as António Costa himself said in April 2016 to João Soares, ‘not even at the breakfast table can they forget that they are members of the Government’. “Therefore, as prime minister, Costa can never place the sympathizer above the incumbent,” adds André Silva, which ends with an appeal to Parliament.
“It is important that, as soon as possible, Parliament does its part in combating these promiscuities and has the courage to approve the initiative of the PAN that, following the model already in force for magistrates, prevents the occupation of positions in government bodies. We also hope that António Costa reverse this decision that discredits politics and alienates citizens, for the sake of transparency and safeguarding the public interest, ”concludes the PAN representative.
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