Deputy police chief dismissed after being sentenced for bribery

[Photo; Renato Marques]

According to a report on the Office of the Secretary for Security website, a deputy police chief from the Public Security Police (PSP) Traffic Department has been convicted in a second trial for accepting bribes and disclosing police information to a casino operator.

Following the deputy police chief’s two-year, six-month prison sentence, the PSP has implemented a disciplinary procedure that has concluded with his dismissal from all police duties.

The case dates back to 2022, when the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) uncovered the case. The implicated deputy police chief was found to have repeatedly violated regulations by entering the VIP area of a casino and remaining there, during which he provided police information to the casino owner in exchange for money and benefits, including free hotel accommodations.

In 2024, he was initially sentenced to four years and six months in prison by the Court of First Instance, but appealed from the sentence to the Court of Second Instance.

While some of his allegations were granted, the sentence was then revised, resulting in one charge of bribery, one charge of violating confidentiality, two charges of document forgery, and two charges of providing false information, ultimately leading to a sentence of two years and six months in prison. As the judgment became final in May last year, the PSP initiated the internal disciplinary procedure, which has now resulted in his dismissal. RD