The panel of judges in the EDP case decided this Wednesday that the reading of the ruling will take place on June 6th, at 2:30 pm, at the Central Criminal Court of Lisbon.
The Public Ministry (MP), in its closing arguments, requested a sentence of no less than nine years in prison for the former Minister of Economy, Manuel Pinho.
As for the former president of Banco Espírito Santo (BES), Ricardo Salgado, the MP asked for six to seven years of effective prison sentence. For the former ruler’s wife, Alexandra Pinho, the application of a sentence of four, suspended upon execution, was advocated.
In this case, where the trial began in October 2023, the defenses of the three defendants demanded the acquittal of their clients.
Manuel Pinho, who has been under house arrest since December 2021, is on trial in the EDP case for passive corruption for an illicit act, passive corruption, money laundering and tax fraud.
The wife of the former Minister of Economy is answering for money laundering and tax fraud, in material co-authorship with her husband.
The former president of BES, Ricardo Salgado, is responsible for active corruption for illicit acts, active corruption and money laundering.
