Young man convicted of planning an attack on the Faculty of Sciences leaves prison on November 19th – Portugal

The young man convicted of planning an attack on the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon in February 2022 was amnestied.

João Carreira was covered by the sentence pardon regime, determined in connection with Pope Francis’ arrival in Portugal, in August. The young man will be able to leave the Caxias Prison Hospital on November 19, where he is serving an effective sentence of two years and nine months for the crime of possessing a prohibited weapon.

The former student saw his sentence reduced by one year with the amnesty applied in connection with World Youth Day. Therefore, since he has been detained since February 2021, João Carreira will serve one year and nine months in prison in November, and will be able to go free, as he explained to the Observer your lawyer.

The amnesty granted to young people by the Government was highly contested. For many jurists it is even illegal. Having already allowed the release of 408 young people, it also had an impact on the sentence of the hacker Rui Pinto, who saw 79 charges dropped because of this pardon.

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