A BOLA – EMAILS STATUS: Julio Magalhaes Says He Will Be Fired (Country)

I heard yesterday, in Lisbon, within the scope of the trial of the e-mails from Benfica released on the Porto channel, Julio Magalhaes, the former director of the TV station, refused any responsibility in the case, stressing that it was the responsibility of the Porto club. To detect the content of emails.

“That was the responsibility of FC Porto and I did not miss it. I managed the other 90 percent of the network of channels. They had their own autonomy and I had no interference, “CNN’s Portuguese journalist has now responded to the judge, who was asked by the judge if he had the autonomy to do so. Something, like the program’s comment, in which Francisco J. exposed emails from the red banner. And we got straight to the point.” I couldn’t do anything. She didn’t have independence. I couldn’t censor anything and didn’t think about it, because it never occurred to me that it wasn’t legally calcified, ”added Julio Magalhaes.

The Public Prosecutor questioned the former director of Porto TV about what would happen to him if he decided to intervene and stop the weekly disclosure of the contents of the aforementioned emails. Julio Magalhaes flatly replied that he would be fired or resign, reinforcing the notion that he had no responsibility for FC Porto’s content broadcast on Porto’s channel.

Julio Magalhaes never viewed the publication of the emails as an attack on Benfica, but rather those who committed questionable practices: “It had a public interest, of course. It targeted alleged malpractice and unethical practices by people associated with a sporting phenomenon that could alter the sporting reality. It was not directed at Benfica, but rather targeted some people, ”he said, adding:“ I saw a general significance in what was revealed. The contents were of public interest. If there are other issues, if emails are truncated, I don’t know. I could not reach them to understand whether this happened or not. He had no say in the program’s content or what was broadcast. I only found out later. I have never interfered with FC Porto’s content. It was something of a national dimension. I didn’t think it would punish Benfica, but the people who committed the crimes.”