Fernando Madureira faces a potential snowball of convictions | OneFootball

The legal position of Fernando Madureira, former leader of the Super Dragões, continues to worsen with new actions by the PSP in the context of a case investigating alleged crimes of physical assault and robbery. The information was disclosed by Tânia Laranjo, a journalist from CMTV, who explained the state of the investigations.

According to the same source, the facts under investigation occurred before Madureira's arrest in Operation Pretoriana, an operation that has already led to a first-instance conviction. The suspicions do not only fall on Fernando Madureira but also involve other members linked to the Super Dragões.

The case was suspended during Operation Pretoriana

Tânia Laranjo states that the case related to these facts was partially suspended while Operation Pretoriana was underway. With the conclusion of that phase, and with the former leader of the fan group already serving a sentence, the investigation was resumed by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Porto PSP, the same unit that conducted the previous operation.

The Criminal Investigation Court (TIC) of Porto has now authorized new searches related to this inquiry. It is not yet clear if these actions will lead to arrests.

Accumulation of cases

The investigation is added to the so-called “ticket case”, which investigates alleged favoritism in the distribution of tickets. This case is in its final stage, with defendants being heard, and it is expected that the indictment may be made public in the coming weeks. Fernando Madureira's name is also mentioned in this case.

The journalist emphasizes that the former fan group leader now faces an “almost judicial snowball”: he has a sentence being served, new investigations are underway, and there are potential additional cases that could result in new convictions.

Ongoing appeal and possibility of increased sentence

Although he was convicted in the context of Operation Pretoriana, the case is still under appeal in the Court of Appeal. The Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a harsher sentence than the one applied in the first instance, of about three and a half years in prison.

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