In addition to the many agents from various PSP special forces, strategically placed at various points on the Campus of Justice, at the door of the building where the first trial session will take place, more than three dozen communication professionals, placed in a restricted and delimited area .
Due to safety issues and health rules imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, the number of journalists authorized to enter the room is reduced, so the professionals chose to draw up a list, according to the order of arrival, which will dictate entry.
The first journalist on the list arrived at the Justice Campus at 4:30 am to secure a place in the courtroom, where only ten communication professionals can be present.
Journalists who are unable to enter the room will be able to attend the session in a room in another building on the Justice Campus, using a videoconference system.
Rui Pinto, who through the Football Leaks electronic platform disclosed thousands of confidential documents from the world of football and alleged tax evasion schemes, is accused of 68 crimes of improper access, 14 of violation of correspondence, six of illegitimate access and computer sabotage to Sporting’s SAD and for attempted extortion from the Doyen investment fund.
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