1.19 The Rise and Fall of Bruno de Carvalho - Judgement Day
In the last few posts we've looked at the testimony provided by some if not all of the players, the technical staff, club staff, GNR officers and some of the defendants. The case of the prosecution sits in the hands of the court judges. Unlike in the UK system, defendants in Portugal are rarely tried before a jury of their peers. Did the alleged moral authors of the attacks Bruno de Carvalho, Bruno Jacinto and Nuno Mendes have a case to answer for? Was sufficient evidence provided to support the prosecutions charges or would they be acquitted? For those who perpetrated the attacks, what sentences would they be handed down as punishment? If this was a podcast we'd have someone with a rich smooth voice asking you these questions under a bed of music that would have just ended with a climatic ‘dun, dun, dunnnn,’ but it's not a podcast so you'll just have to use your imaginations. Finally on May 28th, 2020, after months of court sessions Judge Sílvia Pires gave her ruling a...
