José Sócrates, former Portuguese prime minister, publicly attacked a judge, saying she is wrong if she thinks he will surrender to her dictates. This reaction comes in the context of a judicial process related to the TGV case.
Sócrates guarantees that he never interfered in the contract that handed over the construction of the Poceirão-Caia section of the TGV to a consortium that included the Lena group. The former prime minister thus defends his innocence regarding any irregular involvement in this project.
The case concerns the awarding of the construction of a large-scale railway infrastructure in Portugal. The responsible consortium included the Lena group, which has been associated with investigations into public contracts.
José Sócrates's position demonstrates his intention not to yield to the magistrate's demands, maintaining his version that he had no intervention in the decision to award the Poceirão-Caia section.
