The vice president of the Chamber of Beja, LuÃs Miranda, is being investigated by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for alleged improper taking of the vaccine against ​​​​​​​covid-19, but the mayor said he was unaware of the investigation and argued that he was “clear conscience”.
“I am not unaware that a campaign was carried out on social networks” on the subject, but “I don't feel guilty about anything, I have a clear conscience and, if I'm being investigated, I have no knowledge”, yesterday told Lusa the mayor, according to the online edition of Jornal de NotÃcias (JN).
Questioned by Lusa via email, source of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) confirmed that “an inquiry related to the matter is under way at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Comarca de Beja”.
The survey “is under investigation and subject to judicial secrecy”, pointed to the same source, indicating that, in this investigation, prosecutors (MP) is assisted by PJ.
The news that the mayor was being “investigated by the Judiciary Police for allegedly having been improperly vaccinated against covid-19” was advanced, last week, by Saturday magazine, in its 'online' edition.
The same magazine indicated that LuÃs Miranda “is the husband of the also socialist Conceição Margalha, current chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baixo Alentejo Local Health Unit (ULSBA), entity responsible for implementing the anti-covid vaccination plan in the district of Beja”.
In the statements made to Lusa, the mayor stressed was vaccinated, earlier this year, “in the conditions that existed for people with associated comorbidities to be vaccinated”, since it is “chronic coronary disease”.
“The conditions in which I was vaccinated were because I was coronary” He stressed, mentioning that he was contacted “on Friday” by the Beja Health Center to find out if he would be available to be vaccinated “Saturday” Following.
“I answered in the affirmative and that's what happened”, continued, without specifying the specific date of taking the doses of the vaccine.
To Luis Miranda, in case there is a need for clarification about your vaccine against covid-19, the health center and your family doctor should “explain the reasons” of the call.
Monday to Saturday, who quotes LuÃs Miranda, the first dose of the vaccine was given to you “a 23 January” and the second “a 13 Feb.”.
But, continues to Saturday, according to “information published on the ULSBA portal itself, the vaccination of users of health centers under its jurisdiction began only on 24 Feb.”.
