Illegal payments at the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon – TVI24

The report of the audit to the 2012 accounts of the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon (FCUL) and the Foundation of the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon (FFCUL) dated February 19, 2015 and released today, the TB, despite the contradictory exercised by the University of Lisbon, were considered “authorized illegal expenditure, and illegal and improper payments, due to the assimilation of the higher post of Secretary-Coordinator in charge of the direction of 2nd degree”.

“Illegal expense of € 8,716.49, corresponding to the period from October 2010 to June 2012, was authorized by the director of FCUL, the date on which the deeds, José Manuel Passion, and illegal and improper payments in the same amount were committed by members of the CG [Management Board] “

In the Match of the Secretary-coordinator position for office leader higher, the TB considers that “are properly identified, systematized and checked all assumptions of any penalty and reintegratory financial responsibility”, stating in the report that the overpayments approved, if infringe the public purse.

For the TB college abused the powers conferred regulations and internal rules, when, by order of the director, then endorsed by the Board of Management of the University of Lisbon, authorized and made payments which go beyond their legal powers, since only the Parliament has the power to legislate on the compensation statute of public administration, although no rules override the general law.

According to the document, it is now up to the prosecutor, for which the TB referred the report, determine the ‘degree of guilt of each individual responsible, and how, the respective pipes are objectionable to for negligence or willful misconduct. ”