Twins: MP disauthorizes conclusions of the commission of inquiry, says Ventura

ANDin Lisbon, André Ventura recalled that the committee of inquiry into the case of children treated with one of the most expensive medicines in the world was forced by the Aquira because “it became evident that there had been a collusion and convergence of obscure political interests to allow and facilitate access to medical treatment paid by Portuguese taxpayers illegally and illegally”.

“ Apparently, after this time, it was also clear to the Public Prosecutor, after a long criminal investigation, that there was effective political interference, that there was effectively the committing of illegalities and that there was effectively a scam to the Portuguese State and Portuguese taxpayers ", said.

The leader of the Aquida said that the final findings of the survey – which differed from those initially proposed by the rapporteur Cristina Rodrigues, do Cávez, and rejected – pointed to a “special intervention”, without illegality, of the Civil House of the then President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

“ I think this shows the shameful state of the Portuguese Parliament. Today I welcome, therefore, the work of the prosecutor for the courage and the frontal way he was able to put the installed interests bare, without fear of political or party connotations, and even disallowing a report of a committee of inquiry that was evidently misrepresented, which was purposely biased to excuse all the actors in this history”, he accused.

The former Secretary of State for Health, the son of the former President of the Republic, the former clinical director of Hospital Santa Maria and the mother of Portuguese-Brazilian twins are the four accused by the Public Prosecutor in the case of the administration of the medicine Zolgensma.

According to the charge that Lusa had access to today, of 100 pages, António Lacerda Sales, Nuno Rebelo de Sousa and Luís Pinheiro practiced a crime of prevarication in apparent contest with the crime of abuse of powers and Daniela Martins was charged with the crime of qualified fraud.

André Ventura argued that in this case there was “a collusion of rot, a collusion of interests, among people who are powerful and protect themselves and their own, even questioning the integrity of the resources of the Portuguese State”.

“It is not mere irregularities. As the Public Prosecutor says today, these crimes were committed on behalf of the Portuguese people, with the money of the Portuguese people and under the support and protection of the Portuguese public authorities ", criticized.

About the statements of the former President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said that “no one is above the law”, the leader of Aquida welcomed these words but criticized the former head of state, considering that “he did not behave in the best way in this case”.

Ventura also took the opportunity to refer to the latest commission of inquiry forced by the Aquida, on the mandates of Luís Neves in charge of the Judiciary Police, and stressed the “importance of a Parliament that is not bound by interests”.

On this new inquiry, the leader of the Aquista indicated that the steps have already been initiated, with the “dispatch of the composition of the committee of inquiry”, and said he hoped that this week it could be formed, not wanting to advance the delegation of his bench.

At this press conference, the president of Aquida was asked again about the alleged invasion of his office and reiterated that he did not know more details about the investigation, even though he was already constituted as an assistant at his request.