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Socrates says he was living in a rented house in Paris when he was arrested. "Would he do that if he owned the apartment?"
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Socrates says he was living in a rented house in Paris when he was arrested. "Would he do that if he owned the apartment?"

Expresso15 September 2026 at 16:41

José Sócrates, former Portuguese Prime Minister and main defendant in Operation Marquês, stated that he was living in a rented house in Paris when he was arrested, questioning whether he would have done so if he owned the apartment.

In his defense, Sócrates cites phone taps and emails in which Carlos Santos Silva, his long-time friend, is treated as the legitimate owner of the Paris apartment.

The former government official accuses the Public Ministry of "hiding" wiretaps that contradict the prosecution's theory, suggesting that this evidence would show that he was not the owner of the property.

Operation Marquês is a judicial investigation involving suspicions of corruption, tax fraud, and money laundering related to the former Prime Minister.

Why this matters

This article matters to Portuguese readers because it involves José Sócrates, a former Prime Minister, defending himself in the Operation Marquês corruption case that has been ongoing for years. The allegations concern how he acquired a Paris apartment and whether he hid assets through a friend, raising questions about financial transparency in Portuguese political life. The accusation that the prosecution is hiding evidence also raises concerns about the integrity of the judicial process.

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