Nuno Pinto da Costa: Critics of Porto board are being targeted | OneFootball

Nuno Pinto da Costa, grandson of the former president Pinto da Costa, was present this Saturday at the FC Porto General Assembly and criticized the Board led by André Villas-Boas for the decision to expel four members implicated in Operation Pretoriano: the couple Fernando and Sandra Madureira, Vítor Aleixo, and Vítor Catão, whose appeals are being considered at this General Assembly.

The appeals of Vítor Catão and Vítor Aleixo were not discussed at the General Assembly and the expulsion proceeded because they did not present a valid justification for their absence.

“Unity is very important, this General Assembly could have been used to create division, but we can turn it into a demonstration of strength and unity. Now it’s in the hands of the members, it’s democracy, as it has always been,” he declared as he left in the morning.

Asked whether there is persecution of these members, Nuno Pinto da Costa replied yes. “Without a doubt, it’s a real witch hunt, it seems that everyone who does not agree with the current Board is persecuted: they are detained, arrested, suspended, or expelled,” he said. As for the accounts, he stated that he would vote in favor.

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