After the Supreme Court granted parole to the former Minister of Transport this Wednesday, the 28th, Augusto Tomás is already at his residence, in Luanda, since the beginning of the followingnoon of today, the 29th.
Augusto Tomás, who was Minister of Transport between 2008 and 2017, responded in court for the crimes of embezzlement, violation of the rules for implementing the budget plan in a continuous form, abuse of power in a continuous form and economic participation.
The defense of Augusto Tomás requested parole, as the former minister had served half of the sentence imposed on him, with the general directorate of the Prison Service giving a favorable opinion. He had been detained since September 21, 2018, so he reached the middle of his sentence on April 2 of this year.
Sentenced by the Supreme Court in August 2019 to 14 years in prison, within the scope of the judgment of the well-known “Case of the National Council of Chargers” (CNC), the sentence that was reduced by the plenary of the Supreme Court to seven years and one month of prison and ends on January 10, 2024, reads in the judgment.
Meanwhile, the ex-minister will have to “reside in this city of Luanda and pay the total compensation to which he was sentenced, within the same period”.
Supreme Court grants parole to former minister Augusto Tomás