The "inefficiency" of the Portuguese court, according to the association Transparency and Integrity

João Paulo Batalha, representative of Transparency and Integrity, a civic association monitoring of public institutions, reacts to the arrest of the former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates:

"(The arrest) is not surprising when you consider that there were suspicions for some time, and that an investigation was underway. There were many doubts about the lifestyle of José Socrates since leaving the government. "

"The Portuguese justice works like a funnel. The investigation of cases related to the economy, finance and corruption lead to few indictments, these warnings examinations lead to few convictions and sentences will lead to few sentences Prison. So there is a lack of efficiency of justice. "