The Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the national director of the Judicial Police, Carlos Cabreiro. The case is related to the trial of hacker Rui Pinto.
Carlos Cabreiro is accused of having denied, during Rui Pinto's trial, the existence of a phone tap that allegedly was carried out. This denial is now being investigated by the competent authority.
Hacker Rui Pinto was tried and convicted for various crimes related to illegal access to computer systems and databases. During the proceedings, questions arose about phone taps that may have been conducted.
The investigation aims to clarify the circumstances under which Carlos Cabreiro may have provided incorrect information or omitted relevant facts during the trial, regarding the alleged tap in question.
