Sócrates, former Portuguese prime minister, compared his judicial trial to the Spinumviva case, accusing the justice system of applying "double standards". This comparison comes within the scope of his own trial, where he is a defendant in cases related to corruption and tax fraud.
The Spinumviva case involves legal issues that Sócrates considers analogous or comparable to those he faces in his own trial. Sócrates' defense has been arguing that there is a disparity in legal treatment between different similar cases.
By using the expression "double standards", Sócrates suggests that justice is not being applied equitably, with differentiated treatment between cases that should, in his view, have similar decisions or approaches.
The comparison between the two cases has been used by Sócrates' defense to question the consistency of judicial decisions and reinforce arguments about a possible lack of impartiality in the process he faces.
