REN? Ventura calls for PM to explain that there is “no other case Luís Neves”

“ Afor the Prime Minister to give this clarification for the sake of transparency and the fight against corruption that we all want to carry out”, said the leader of Aça to journalists in the parish of Caniçal, municipality of Machico, in the eastern part of the island of Madeira, where he attended the Feast of the Lady of Mercy.

André Ventura announced Saturday, in Funchal, that the party will request the presence of the Minister of Finance in Parliament to explain the purchase of shares of electric in the face of news that account that members of the Government, directly or indirectly, will have received commissions and hold shares in REN.

“We all have to comply with the law,” he pointed out, considering that it is one of the “largest public intervention business in recent years,” but “the government insists on not explaining it, at least clearly.”.

According to the leader of Cávez, “this is an important issue because the State bought REN’s shares and caused REN’s value to rise greatly and this means that REN’s shareholders had a direct benefit.”.

André Ventura argues that “this is not a question of gossip or intrigue, but it is a question of transparency”.

“I wanted to appeal to the members of the government not to go under any law of secrecy. It is important to know if the government that governs us, in business of this type, uses all transparency, all impartiality and is not seeking to enrich itself or his family or friends ", argued.

Ventura argued that clarifications should be given before the finance minister goes to Parliament so that there is no “here’s another case Luís Neves or something”, stressing that “transparency is always the best solution”.

In its view, the explanations requested, including whether the member of the government or the family has actions of REN are not a matter of the “book of private life”.

“In the business in which the government itself decided to intervene in REN, I appealed to the Prime Minister to clarify this: have there been commissions paid in the REN business? Are there any suspicions of gloves in the REN business?", insisted.

For André Ventura, this situation is serious, admitting that there may be “unexplained things or even possibly corruption”, and it is also necessary to know if the ones involved eventually asked for excuse for conflict of interest.

“ All this raises a lot of suspicion and I would like it to be clarified in good order, quickly, without having to walk in this again another 5 or 6 days when it is something that is to give a clarification ", vincou.

The president also considered that “sometimes it is the government that helps to increase these novels”, allowing there to be “ always suspicions about things that are wrong”.

In the event that the government decides not to explain the situation, Aquisa will use the parliamentary instruments at its disposal, he indicated.

“ I appeal to the Prime Minister to avoid more novel about the case of REN ", emphasized.

About his presence at the Caniçal party, he said that it happens in a fishing village, and it is necessary to warn about the “how badly fishing has been done, how much fishing has been destroyed”, indicating that the Aquida has taken positions to avoid having “fishing disappearing as it is happening in other countries”.

“ It was important to signal that fishing must be supported. We cannot let our fishermen disappear and this is a relevant activity and people are not alone,” he said.