The driver is an employee of the Municipality of Castro Verde and offered 600 euros to the military so as not to “blow the balloon”. He had a blood alcohol level of 1,95 g/l.
The Court of Évora Relationship (THREE) aggravated to crime of corruption in consummated form, the penalty imposed by the Almodôvar Court on a driver from Castro Verde, who had been convicted of the crime, but attempted form, for having tried to bribe GNR soldiers, after being stopped driving with excess alcohol.
How he failed to achieve his goals, or individual, an employee of the Municipality of Castro Verde, offended the soldiers of the GNR patrol in that village, calling them “Sons of bitches. Fuckers”, ending up accessing and carrying out the quantitative test showing a blood alcohol level of 1,95 g/l.
The Public Ministry (MP) de Almodôvar had accused the defendant of the crime of completed corruption, but in judgment, made no dia 2 February of this year, the judge sentenced him for the crime as attempted in the sentence of 3 months in prison, replaced by the penalty of 90 fine days, at the daily rate of 6 euros, which makes up the overall value of 540 euros.
Not conforming to the judge's decision, the MP appealed the sentence arguing that “the defendant fully confessed to the facts for which he was accused, namely the offer of 600 euros to two GNR soldiers for not taking the test”, maintaining the Prosecutor that “by offering money, the defendant intended to achieve impunity for the crime committed and buy a favor contrary to the duties of the guards”, allegations that the TRE Judges considered valid.
In addition to the crime of corruption, conductor, an employee of the Municipality of Castro Verde, was also convicted of the crime of driving a vehicle while drunk and sentenced to 70 fine days, the fee of 6 euros and two crimes of aggravated insults, the penalty 90 days for each of the crimes, which resulted in a legal cumulation, Defendant António Alexandre was sentenced to two years in prison suspended in his execution for the same period on condition that the Volunteer Firefighters of Odemira 150 fine days, at the daily rate of 6,00 euros, no valor global de 900 euros. The defendant was also sentenced to an additional sanction of prohibition from driving motor vehicles for a period of 3 months.
The TRE Judges granted the appeal of the MP of Almodôvar and revoked the sentence regarding the defendant's conviction for the crime of active corruption in the attempted form and replaced by another that condemns him for committing a crime of active corruption in the completed form
The incident occurred in the early hours of 13 November 2023 in one of the arteries of the village of Castro Verde, When approached by GNR soldiers, he refused to take an alcohol test, then he offered them the money and as they refused, started verbally offensive, ending up carrying out the aforementioned quantitative test.
During the trial, the defendant expressed regret for committing the acts., having moved, However, to the Castro Verde GNR Post and apologized to the military, which did not invalidate his conviction. The new trial session at the Almodôvar Court, to increase the defendant's sentence, not yet scheduled.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
