The case of disclosure of emails started in 2017 and 2018, with communications between parts concerned in the construction of Benfica and third events that will be revealed in the program Universo Porto – da Benfica, in the Porto Canal, and there are three accused: Francisco J. Marques, Diogo Faria and Julio Magalhães.
The collective of judges to choose the technique of disclosure of Benfica’s emails in Porto Canal is scheduled for March 27 the studying of the verdict, session scheduled for 14:00, at the Central Criminal Court of Lisbon.
The case of disclosure of emails started in 2017 and 2018, with communications between parts concerned in the construction of Benfica and third events that will be revealed in the program Universo Porto – da Benfica, in the Porto Canal, and there are three accused: Francisco J. Marques, Diogo Faria and Julio Magalhães.
In the present session, the final devoted to the allegations, the protection of Francisco J. Marques stated that the communication director of FC Porto launched the emails from Benfica underneath the public curiosity and questioned the legitimacy of “the incarnate” to current a grievance about the case.
Lawyer Nuno Brandão requested for the acquittal of his constituent, contemplating that the Public Ministry (MP) “doesn’t have the legitimacy” to examine based mostly on an illegitimate grievance.
Nuno Brandão additionally questioned the argument that “if the defendants had been involved about the public curiosity, they would hand over the emails to the authorities”, contemplating that the course of assistants needed the emails to be “buried”.
“If the defendants hand over the emails to the authorities, Benfica will say they cannot be used, as a result of their origin is unlawful”, he defined.
The lawyer additionally denied the allegations of the assistants who emphasised the “lack of regret of the defendants”, returning to speak about the conviction of the defendants in the public curiosity of the contents.
“Repentance is immeasurable and the courtroom just isn’t an instance for the purification of souls,” he stated.
At the starting of his allegations, Nuno Brandão acknowledged that “the defendants are in a weak place”, remembering that the judges belonging to Benfica had been concerned in numerous levels of the course of.
On Tuesday, the MP requested for the conviction of Francisco J. Marques, for 3 crimes of violation of non-consensual correspondence, in the course of of unveiling emails of Benfica in Porto Canal, however left the sentence “in consideration of courtroom”, provided that the accused has “no felony file”.
Regarding the accused Diogo Faria, content material director of the ‘Dragões’ channel, the prosecutor thought-about that he helped Francisco J. Marques, however defended that “the courtroom will be certified by the details”.
The consultant of the MP left “in the consideration of the courtroom” a doable conviction of Júlio Magalhães, former director of Porto Canal, arguing that he “was by no means straight concerned in the direct content material of the program, by no means knew- an the emails and finished. will not take part of their selection”.
Francisco J. Marques, who revealed content material from Benfica’s emails in the program “Universo Porto – da Bancada”, in Porto Canal, was accused of three crimes of violation of letters or telecommunications, three crimes of aggravated violation of letters or telecommunications, apparently. plead responsible to three felony counts of invasion of privateness, and one felony rely of improper entry.
The communication director of FC Porto can also be answerable for 5 aggravated offenses in opposition to a authorized individual and an offense in opposition to a company physique, aggravated after a personal accusation.
Diogo Faria is accused of a criminal offense of violation of letters or telecommunications and a criminal offense of improper entry, as well as to a criminal offense of violation in opposition to a authorized individual aggravated by a personal accusation.
Finally, Júlio Magalhães has been accused by the Public Ministry of three aggravated crimes of violation of letters or telecommunications, of apparently consenting to three crimes of invasion of personal life, in addition to of 5 aggravated crime of trespass in opposition to a authorized individual.
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