CPES will now allow Pinto to challenge original decision
Whistleblower to receive risk assessment reports
Rui Pinto will remain under witness protection for the time being after Portuguese authorities suspended the decision to end it. The special security programmes commission (CPES) acknowledged he should have been given an opportunity to present his case before the decision was taken. The Manchester City whistleblower can now challenge the withdrawal of his protection, with the commission expected to reconsider the matter.
In a statement signed by the Ministry of Justice, the CPES was said to have recognised that Pinto had not been adequately informed of the grounds for terminating the programme or given the opportunity to exercise his right to challenge the decision.
The protection was due to end on Saturday. The commission will provide Pinto with the risk assessment reports that it says indicated a low threat to his safety. The relevant meeting took place on 9 July. On 30 September, the day Pinto was informed his protected-witness status was coming to an end, an independent commission’s guilty verdict against City, which had been confirmed 24 hours earlier, was dominating headlines around the world.
He has 10 working days to review the documentation underpinning the decision and respond to its reasoning and conclusions. The prospect of losing his protection had prompted Pinto to launch a fundraising campaign to help secure his financial future. He has voiced fears...
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