Football Leaks. PLMJ lawyers describe ″discomfort″, ″insomnia″ and ″insecurity″

Football Leaks.  PLMJ lawyers describe ″discomfort″, ″insomnia″ and ″insecurity″

PLMJ lawyers interviewed this Thursday afternoon at the 16th session of the Football Leaks trial highlighted the impact caused by the alleged intrusion by the platform’s creator, Rui Pinto, into the office’s computer system.

João Carminho, José Formosinho Sánchez and Sara Estima Martins were witnesses in the ongoing trial at the Lisbon Central Criminal Court and joined in condemning the breach of professional secrecy to which they were obliged as lawyers, in addition to admitting, to different degrees, the negative effects on their activity and on a personal level.

“I had insomnia every night wondering if they were going to disclose [documentos do meu computador] or not. It was something that made me very worried, because they weren’t just my documents, they were also those of family members and clients”said José Formosinho Sánchez, noting: “The impact was huge and I spent weeks looking at what was removed and what consequences it could have. We spent many hours trying to figure out what content had been copied.”

Working at PLMJ since 2011, the lawyer confessed that he only had e-mail professional and that this e-mail account had “all its life” stored there, creating a feeling of “worry” that lasted for several weeks. According to José Formosinho Sánchez, the documents on his computer weren’t just about football.

Sara Estima Martins, who has been a member of that firm for 14 years, considered that there had been a “very large impact” when it was discovered that there had been illegitimate access to the office’s computer system and the subsequent disclosure of lawyers’ documents on the internet, which she reiterated were “all confidential” and “covered by professional secrecy”.

“Professional secrecy is the most important thing for a lawyer and interference is the worst that can happen. There was fear, concern, insecurity and it caused a lot of inconvenience. This is something that impacts on a lawyer’s own reputation, even though he is not responsible. the fear of what can happen, and this ends up changing a person”he stressed.

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