Today, the 11th of November, officers from the Judiciary Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office inspected the Electricity Company of Madeira (EEM), an entity under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure. In a press statement, EEM said: “Today, the Judiciary Police inspected the Madeira Electricity Company,…
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The director of Funchal Customs, João Paulo Matias, is reportedly the target of searches carried out by the Judiciary Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, with the presence of a prosecutor, “under suspicion of economic participation in business and personal favouritism of his own wife,” states CNN Portugal. According to…
The autopsy report on Igor Holewiński prompted José Matos, Director of the Judiciary Police’s Research Criminal Investigation Department, to confirm there’s still no sign of foul play in the young man’s death. Inspectors now have his belongings, which will be returned to his family. In a brief statement, they said:…
As confirmed last night, 31-year-old Polish tourist Igor Holewiński, who had been missing in Madeira for a week, was found dead yesterday afternoon. A JM source reported that the man’s body was discovered by a Madeiran guide who was assisting the search efforts alongside a private rescue team hired by…
The Regional Command of the PSP Madeira (CRM), through the Foreigners and Border Control Nucleus, arrested two male illegal immigrants. According to a statement from the PSP, several routine operations were carried out during the month of October with the aim of ensuring compliance with the legislation in force regarding…
The amount raised by friends of Igor Holewiński, the Polish citizen who has been missing in madeira since last Saturday, will pay for the hiring of a private specialized search and rescue team. So far, they have raised €15,000 (63,648 PLN). The fundraiser was launched on an online fundraising platform, and…
The Portuguese Bar Association has announced the creation of a direct channel to receive complaints and contributions regarding the functioning of the Agency for Integration, Minorities and Asylum AIMA. This new channel was created to enhance communication between lawyers and AIMA, aiming to alleviate the current pressure and unease. AIMA…
The Judiciary Police is investigating the disappearance of a foreign woman who has been uncontactable since Sunday. As DIÁRIO reported, the German woman, who works for a travel agency and, according to friends, has been uncontactable since the weekend. The young woman did not show up for work, has not…
The search for the 31-year-old tourist who has been missing since Sunday in Madeira was suspended last night. Fábio Castro, Deputy Superintendent of the PSP, confirmed to DIÁRIO that, due to security concerns, the search was suspended at nightfall and that it should resume this morning at sunrise. During the…
Funchal residents and merchants have spoken to media outlet JM, telling reporters that they live “between fear, dirt and impunity,” denouncing the constant presence of prostitution and drug trafficking along their streets. Responding, the Public Security Police has said that they are aware of the problem, but state that police…
Erratic parking caused chaos in the tunnel located in front of the Ponta do Pargo lighthouse, causing drivers to edge cautiously past into oncoming traffic. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 1
PSD/CDS, Chega and IL approved this Tuesday, in a final global vote, an amendment to the Penal Code in which it is possible for a judge to apply as an accessory penalty, for serious crimes, the loss of nationality. Initially, the sanction of loss of nationality for serious crimes was…
A 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, arrested last year by the Judiciary Police during a drug trafficking operation in Câmara de Lobos and Funchal, will remain in custody at the Funchal Prison in Cancela until their trial. The defendants were heard in the first interrogation court at the District…
The detection of a case of avian influenza in Madeira prompted a meeting between the Ornithological Association of Madeira (AOM) and the Ornithological Breeders Club of Madeira (CCOM) with the Regional Directorate of Veterinary and Animal Welfare (DRV). According to a statement from the AOM, this meeting aimed to enhance…
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, promulgated the Foreigners Law, according to information released today on the presidency’s website. In the note, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa considers that the diploma, reviewed and approved by 70% of deputies, “corresponds minimally to the essence of the doubts of unconstitutionality…