document forgery, tax evasion, money laundering and misuse of political office were based upon three transactions: Sonae's takeover black knight bid for Portugal Telecom and the subsequent white knight takeover defense through a proposed merger with Brazilian telecom operator Oi involving Portugal Telecom's CEO Zeinal Bava, the Vale do Lobo expansion project, and the development of a high-speed railway line. On 9 April 2021, a Portuguese judge dismissed the corruption charges against Sócrates, upholding lesser charges of money laundering and falsifying documents. References and notes External links Portuguese government website – Official web site Portuguese government website – Official web site |- |- |- |- 1957 births Government ministers of Portugal Living people Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Portuguese agnostics Portuguese engineers Presidents of the European Council Prime Ministers of Portugal Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians People from Alijó People from Covilhã Portuguese criminals Portuguese prisoners and detainees Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class Heads of government who were later imprisoned