Fernando Pinto Monteiro

Fernando José Pinto Monteiro de Matos GCC (b. April 5, 1942) is a Portuguese lawyer, magistrate and judge. He served as Attorney General of the Republic of Portugal from 2006 the 2012.[1]

Controversies

Suspicions were raised when he had lunch with former Prime Minister José Sócrates a few days before his arrest on 22 November 2014 on suspicion of tax fraud, money laundering and corruption.[2]

On 25 March 2015, he was accused over Antena 1 by the President of the Union of Magistrates of the Public Ministry António Ventinhas of impeding investigations of politicians.[3][4]

References
  1. "ENTIDADES NACIONAIS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". www.ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. "Pinto Monteiro diz que almoço com Sócrates foi "coincidência". E fala em escutas - Portugal - DN". 2015-04-02. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. SAPO. "Pesquisa por: cmtv sapo". SAPO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. Renascença. "Renascença - A par com o mundo". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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