(Updated) operation Zeus: Captain BA 11, in Beja, among the twelve preventive arrested.

Nov 10, 2017

Captain Nuno Neves, It is the only implicated Air Base 11, in Beja, between 40 accused of “operation Zeus”, who investigated the messes of the corruption scheme of the Air Force. Published tapping made the officer talking to woman, on the day of operation.

According to yesterday's CM, the officer is one of the 12 Military Portuguese Air Force (FAP) who are in custody in Presidio Military Take, of 40 accused (list at the end of the news) of aggravated bribery, document forgery, computer falsehood and criminal association.

According to that journal, the sobrefaturação of 12 messes of FAP is 2.552.436,55 euros, and that the harvest of the Air Base 11, the figure is 332.468,37 euros, wherein the constant division complaint “military part” it was 232.724,66 euros, while entrepreneurs “fell to part” of 99.745,61 euros.

In box, CM was also revealed that “suspect in Beja since 2009”. Journaling is stated that “from 2009 there was sobrefaturação evidence in the mess of Beja. A disciplinary procedure was minimized by Colonel Lima, named instructor of the process. The “secret fund” just filed without punishment”.

It is recalled that the first phase of Operation Zeus, fulfilled 3 in November 2016, They were arrested five men for active and passive corruption to tort and falsification of documents, on one “scam that may have damaged the state in about ten million euros”.

In today's edition, CM publishes listens PJ made by the Captain Nuno Neves, when he spoke to the woman, on Operation Zeus, when I learned that the inspectors were on the ground, where the officer said, “I do not know what they will do … speaks arrests” and speaking in code sends store things, “my dresser and your, in the bottom drawer, Guard clothing … you know what I mean ?”.

The Attorney General's Office (PGR) reported that in the course of an investigation led by prosecutor, research in the Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DIAP) Lisbon, They were underway over 80 house searches and 25 no house searches, particularly in military equipment located in Greater Lisbon, Beja and Leiria.

The Judicial Police searches of air bases and facilities of the Air Force because of suspected corruption involving officials in messes. The Lidador News was on the ground (Photo PJ to enter the BA11).

In a second stage, last July, participated 130 PJ elements and 10 prosecutors, It has been made 36 searches in the areas of the districts of Lisbon, Port, Santarém, Setúbal, Évora and Faro, of which 31 domiciliary and five non-domiciliary.

A 3 November 2016, The Journal News (JN) It revealed that the investigation was ongoing there about two years and the searches were being carried out by inspectors of the Judicial Police and members of the Judicial Police Military.

MILITARY ACCUSED

Director of Supply & Transport (WHICH): Major-General Raul Carvalho/PP*, Colonel Jorge Lima / L, Colonel Alcides Fernandes / PP *, Lt. Col. Luís Reis / L and Captain Luís Oliveira / PE, Base Aérea 5 (Monte Real): Major Rogério Martinho / PE, Lt. Col. Virgílio Ribeirete / L, Sergeant-major Jorge Gonçalves / L, Sergeant St. Paul Anthony helper / PE and Sergeant António Gouveia / PP, Air Base Ota / Military and Technical Training Center of the Air Force (CFMTFA): Lt. Col. Rui Oliveira / L, Major Arlindo Pinheiro / PE, Major Paulo Sousa / L, Captain António Pinto / L, Sergeants António Mateus, António Rego and José Alves / L, Base Aérea 1 (Sintra): Captain Carlos Dias / PP, Sergeant-major Joaquim Pinela / PE *, Sergeants José Prata and César Sanches / L, Base Aérea 4 (Azores): Captain Manuel Nunes / L, Base Aérea 6 (Montijo): Tenente Colonel Jacques Tiago / L, Major José Costa / L and Captain Bruno Prazeres / PP, Base Aérea 11 (Beja): Captain Nuno Neves / PP, aerodrome Traffic 1 (Figo Maduro / Lisbon): Sergeant-major Rui Dias / PP and Sergeant Francisco Garcia / L, Aerodrome Maneuver 1 (Ovar): Captain João Mesquita / L, Hospital of the Armed Forces (Lisbon): Major António Calado / L, Sergeants Luis Ferreira and Carlos Vicente / L, Complex Alverca: Sergeant-major José Barbacena / PP *, Messe Alfragide: Major Antonio Button / PP and Sergeant José Coelho / L, Monsanto base (Lisbon): Lieutenant Colonel Rui Coroa / PP, Sergeant Vítor Lourenço / PP and Sergeant Sérgio Bravo / L and Alcochete shooting range: Staff Sergeant Paulo Pequito / PP and Sergeant António Polido / L.

(Means of acronyms and signs: Preventive PP-Prison, EP-Electronics Bracelet, L-Freedom and the reserve *).

Teixeira Correia

(journalist)