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According to the indictment in the Lex case, to which the Lusa agency had access, among the multiple sentences in criminal proceedings drawn up by Fátima Galante in favor of Rui Rangel, is case 122 / 13.8 (Operation Marqués).
On September 23, 2015, says the Public Ministry, Fátima Galante drafted the ruling of Operation Marqués, which involves former Prime Minister José Sócrates, who had been distributed to Rui Rangel to be the rapporteur for the decision.
The defendant Fátima Galante, accused of passive corruption for illicit acts, abuse of power, tax fraud and money laundering, sent Rui Rangel the decision to appeal personally.
A day later it was announced that the Lisbon Court of Appeals (TRL) had decided that the maintenance of the secret of justice in “Operation Marqués” was not justified, so that José Sócrates’ defense should have access to all the files of the investigation.
“The TRL considered that, at this time, the secrecy of internal justice is not justified, so the defense [de Sócrates] He must have access to all the records of the investigation ”, indicated the appeal signed by Rui Rangel.
In the framework of the same appeal, the duration of the investigation periods and the special complexity of the case were also analyzed, having been dismissed as unfounded.
José Sócrates was arrested on November 21, 2014 and is accused of qualified tax fraud, money laundering and passive corruption, having undergone house arrest with police surveillance on September 5, 2015.
According to the ruling, “the Public Ministry (MP) never takes care to adequately justify its request for an extension of the secrecy of justice.”
It is not possible to know this generic, not very specific and precise statement, strictly speaking of the real need for the process to remain an internal secret, wrote Rui Rangel, adding: “As our Father António Vieira warned, it is not much to collect with your hands. empty “.
In the prosecution of Operation Lex, the Public Ministry alleges that Rui Rangel was not responsible for drafting several dozen judgments, limiting himself to signing the decision that had previously been prepared by Fátima Galante or Bruna Amaral and sent to the magistrate by email. or left on the TRL ordinance.
Rui Rangel, who has since been removed from the judiciary, is accused of passive corruption due to illicit acts, abuse of power, improper receipt of an advantage, usurpation of functions, tax fraud and falsification of documents.
In Operation Lex, 17 people were charged, including the former president of TRL Luis Vaz das Neves, the judicial secretary Octávio Correia and his wife, the president of Benfica Luis Filipe Vieira, two lawyers and a businessman linked to football. Jose Veiga.
At stake are the crimes of passive and active corruption by illicit act, undue obtaining of advantages, abuse of power, usurpation of functions, falsification of documents, tax fraud and money laundering.
To guarantee the payment of the benefits obtained by the accused, for an amount greater than 1.5 million euros, the Public Ministry requested the seizure of the assets of the accused.
