Luís Neves called to clarify use of car and goods seized from drug trafficker
The director of the PJ, Luís Neves, faces questions over the use of a vehicle and other assets confiscated from the trafficker "Xuxas". The case has not yet become final.
PJ and the assets of "Xuxas": car, canisters and sofas at the centre of controversy
Google News PT reports that the director of the Judicial Police, Luís Neves, is at the centre of a controversy related to the use of assets seized from the country's largest drug trafficker, known as "Xuxas".
Among the assets in question is a motor vehicle that Neves drove, as well as canisters and sofas whose legal classification is now being questioned. According to SIC Notícias, Luís Neves authorised the PJ to use other assets belonging to "Xuxas" beyond the vehicle, in a decision that experts consider open to criticism.
Jornal de Negócios confirmed that the Minister of Internal Administration even drove the car seized from the trafficker. Funchalnoticias.net cites experts who question the legality of using the vehicle, underlining that the criminal case in question has not yet become final, which makes the use of the assets legally sensitive.
According to Renascença, the Judicial Police, under Neves's leadership, also claimed televisions and gym equipment seized under the same case.
The questions now centre on what Luís Neves may — or may not — clarify about the circumstances in which these assets were used and who authorised each of the decisions. The director of the PJ has not yet issued any public statement on the range of situations reported.
Source: Google News PT