Paulo Cafôfo Under Investigation

In Search of Hope – by Sam Gannon

Seconded to the parish of Tililngdon, the Reverend Dolores has been presented with a challenge.

She’s living in an antiquated house and she’s cold. Furthermore, her new Bishop, Bishop Alice does not approve of ‘showgirls in dog collars.’

Determined to prove the Bishop wrong, she sets about warming her house – who cares if it smells of horse! There is the crochet club, jumble sale, and soup run to organise. And this year, the church bells will ring, no matter what threats are made. Even more so, the newly formed choir will spread a little joy this Christmas, even though they can’t sing – yet! And with a little help from Phil, her bassist, this year could be full of magic.

However, she has a fight on her hands as the townies out in Knob Hill – she must stop calling it that, are trying to stop her from ringing her bells. When Krystal with a K decides to do some volunteer work, Dolores sets out to see just how committed she really is.

Up to her ears in granny squares and squawking choristers, Dolores is revving up for Christmas, yet a deeper darker secret is beginning to emerge!

A secret that could blow the whole parish apart and put Dolores in danger.

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the current Secretary of State for Communities, and the former mayor of Funchal, Paulo Cafôfo, in an investigation involving suspicions about the activity of four Madeiran municipalities and PS Madeira.

Correio da Manhã released the story this morning, claiming that Paulo Cafôfo will be one of the main suspects in this process, which will investigate numerous public contracts concluded between the municipalities of Funchal, Machico, Porto Moniz, Ponta do Sol, and several private companies.

The suspicions relate to the participation of the former PS-Madeira leader in an alleged scheme to award public work contracts to private companies in the advertising and construction sector, as a way to finance the party. According to the same source, alleged crimes of corruption, influence peddling, economic participation in business, and abuse of power will also be investigated.

It should be noted that this investigation was originally reported in JM in October 2020 and that the Attorney General’s Office confirmed to local newspaper, JM, that the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Judicial Police in four municipalities in the region were obtaining evidence with regard to “possible crimes of economic participation in business, active corruption, passive corruption, influence peddling and abuse of power.”

The investigation originates from an anonymous complaint sent to the authorities in 2016.

Responding to the allegations, Paulo Cafôfo has said that he has been aware of the initiation of an investigation procedure at the DCIAP in 2018, he was not aware, until now, of the specific terms of the investigation.

He went on to say that he is not aware of any fact that can indict him of the practice of any criminal offence, having always “exercised political functions with smoothness, transparency, and respect for legality, in favour of public interests.”

Concluding, he said that he looks forward to the conclusion of the investigation process, reiterating his readiness to cooperate with the judicial authorities at all levels.

Samantha Gannon

info at madeira-weekly.com

Photo: JM/Correio da Manhã

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