Sócrates files complaint against Marquês Operation prosecutor for perjury
José Sócrates has filed a complaint with the Attorney General against Jorge Rosário Teixeira, who led the investigation into the Marquês Operation, alleging perjury in court.
Sócrates accuses Marquês Operation prosecutor of perjury
The former prime minister José Sócrates filed a complaint against prosecutor Jorge Rosário Teixeira, who led the investigation into the Marquês Operation, according to dnoticias.pt. The complaint was directed to the Attorney General and is based on "facts susceptible to constituting the crime of perjury".
The testimony in question was given by Rosário Teixeira at the Lisbon Administrative Court, in the context of judicial proceedings for an administrative action brought by Sócrates against the Portuguese State in 2017. In that action, the former government official demanded compensation of at least 50,000 euros for the delay in the Marquês Operation investigation, which he claimed had compromised his right to a court decision within a reasonable timeframe.
In May this year, during his sworn testimony, Rosário Teixeira initially denied any contact with journalists prior to Sócrates' arrest in 2014. Subsequently, he admitted that he may have spoken with a journalist, but insisted that he never shared information about the investigation.
Sócrates now requests that "it be investigated whether the first answer was knowingly false". The statement on the complaint, initially reported by CNN, also states: "What is required is that it be established whether Rosário Teixeira knew the fact that he subsequently admitted when he gave his sworn testimony."
In the filing, the former government official also argues that, as a preventive measure, the prosecutor should be removed from any investigation or decision that may be related to him.
In June, the Lisbon Administrative Court condemned the Portuguese State to compensate Sócrates with 15,000 euros for maladministration of justice in the Marquês Operation process — an amount lower than the minimum claimed.
The investigation by the Central Department of Criminal Investigation and Action (DCIAP) was opened in July 2013, and the indictment was filed in October 2017. In the context of the process, Sócrates was held in pre-trial detention.
Following a lengthy instruction phase and several appeals in superior courts, the trial of the former socialist prime minister, aged 68, and 20 other defendants on charges of corruption and other crimes began on 3 July 2025 at the Lisbon Central Criminal Court. Dozens of witnesses are still awaiting examination.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)