Former prime minister José Sócrates presented a complaint to the attorney general of the Republic against Jorge Rosário Teixeira, the magistrate who led the investigation of Operation Marquês. The complaint refers to alleged perjury given by the prosecutor at the Lisbon Circle Administrative Court.
According to the statement released by Sócrates, the reported facts may constitute perjury. The statements were allegedly given under oath during the trial of an administrative action brought by the former official.
The criminal complaint was directed to the Public Ministry, and it is now up to the competent authorities to analyze and possibly proceed with the case. The case arises in the context of an administrative dispute related to the investigation that involved José Sócrates for several years.
