אנשי כספים, ביטוח לאומי ואנשי SEF נעצרו בגין שחיתות
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Finance, Social Security and SEF officials arrested for corruption in legalizing immigrants
More than 20 people were arrested. Tax authorities detected evidence of crimes in the issuance of taxpayer numbers in 2016 and reported facts to the prosecutor.
October 15, 2019, 9:38 updated on October 15, 2019, 4:35 pm
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More than 20 people were detained on Tuesday morning in a mega operation of the Judicial Police (PJ) to dismantle a criminal association in state structures linked to the legalization of immigrants. Detainees include two Finance officials, two Social Security officials, one SEF inspector and three lawyers.
Three years ago, the Tax and Customs Authority (TA) detected evidence of internal irregularities in the issuance of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) to citizens residing in other countries and, from then on, launched an investigation and brought disciplinary proceedings against two officials.
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The investigation was opened in October 2016 and in February of the following year it initiated the proceedings. The facts found in the investigation were reported to the Public Prosecution Service. Since then, the tax administration has been collaborating with the PJ and the Public Prosecution Service, “with the aim of contributing to the pursuit of the investigation, the investigation of all possible criminal conduct and the accountability of its alleged perpetrators,” says one. issued by AT.
A source from the PJ's National Counterterrorism Unit confirmed to the PUBLIC that the operation launched on Tuesday aims to dismantle the illegal immigration aid group, which involves officials from state agencies. The PJ issued a statement explaining that this “criminal organization” would be “responsible for the illegal introduction into Portugal and Europe of thousands of immigrants” from “various countries in South Asia and Africa”.
Dozens of home and non-home searches were carried out and dozens of people suspected of being part of this criminal structure were detained, “made up of individuals with vast criminal backgrounds and connections to international networks,” PJ explains.
Detainees, including officials of the Tax Authority, the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) and the Institute of Social Security (ISS), are aged between 28 and 64 and are suspected of committing crimes of criminal association, aiding illegal immigration, marriage for convenience, document forgery, abuse of power, active and passive corruption, money laundering, computer falsification and improper access. They will be present on Thursday to judge at the Court of Criminal Instruction of Lisbon.
SEF employee was already accused
According to the SEF, the official who was detained in connection with this operation “had already been accused in criminal proceedings” by the body itself and the subject of disciplinary proceedings, “due to strong evidence of the commission of criminal offenses. passive corruption, abuse of power and falsification of documents ”.
The PUBLIC knows that this is Sónia Francisco, who was the head of the Alverca delegation.
The ISS also confirms in a statement the operation "aimed at dismantling a criminal association dedicated to the legalization of immigrants" and the searches that took place in its headquarters building. “Two officials” of that public body are involved.
Social Security ensures that it is “providing full cooperation to the Judiciary Police” and ensures that this operation fits “with the effort it has been making in recent years” to prevent corruption. The research that is now being made public “results from the implementation of these mechanisms to prevent and combat internal and external fraud,” says the ISS .
240 inspectors
240 PJ inspectors were on the ground, in a team led by judges and prosecutors, who also searched the Tax Authority, Social Security and law firms, the PUBLIC learns.
According to TVI, this network operating in state structures legalized immigrants in exchange for bribes for many years. According to the same source, this investigation by the PJ's National Counter Terrorism Unit has been going on for over three years, and detainees are suspected of being corrupted by well-structured mafia networks with which they have links and who rely on exploitation and immigrant trafficking, often for the purpose of labor or sexual slavery, in Portugal and other Schengen countries, where they follow after our country serves as their gateway to Europe.
According to the Diário de Noticias , the suspicious group set up ghost companies to create fictitious employment contracts for immigrants, and relied on the help of state officials who were paid to speed up the necessary taxpayer numbers. social security and also residence permits. In some cases, DN reports, brides were also raised for so-called “white marriages” to obtain a community visa.
Minister highlights importance of combating illegal immigration
Commenting on the Cabo Rota operation , the Minister of Internal Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita, said that “legal immigration is fundamental for the future of the Portuguese economy”.
According to the minister, Portugal is “a country that values the role of migration”. "Illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings must be tackled and is a priority for SEF action," he said.
"I do not, of course, know the details of what is the responsibility of the judicial authorities, but the fight against illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings is an absolute priority of public policies," said Eduardo Cabrita, according to the SEF official. which has been mentioned as being involved in this case, "had already been detained by SEF itself in 2018, and was, moreover, suspended from duties". However, after being suspended, the employee returned to the service, although without crachat, without weapon and without free traffic. He worked at SEF headquarters in Taguspark, Oeiras.
Asked what SEF's image looks like, when someone is involved in something they are supposed to fight, the Home Secretary said: “SEF is the force that detects cases of child trafficking at airports, SEF is an entity that at Frontex saves lives and protects European borders. It is a European reference. The SEF - said it yesterday, when, after 15 years, 100 new inspectors, finally by external competition, joined the SEF - is a source of pride for Portugal. ”
The tax authority, led by Helena Borges, also made a point of renewing confidence in all 11,000 workers. “Although the conduct of these two workers has not been up to these standards, and the disciplinary proceedings have been commenced, this institution [fisco] maintains the trust of most of its approximately 11,000 employees, who daily promote each taxpayer to pay the due taxes. , essential to the financing of the most varied public services, from health to education, to the service of all ”, underlines the TA in a note published on its website.