Military courts lack jurisdiction over crimes committed after April 9, 1977, under the new Penal Code.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Justice declared that military tribunals do not have jurisdiction over specific crimes defined in the 1975 Decree-Law. The court determined that offenses committed after the entry into force of the 1977 Decree-Law must be tried by ordinary courts. Consequently, the request for military jurisdiction was granted to the ordinary judiciary.
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OfficialCOMPETÊNCIA CRIME MILITAR
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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00025140
[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198606040383033
[PRIVACIDADE] 1
[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N
[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/362121FE05B0FBE4802568FC003AD765?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO
Os crimes previstos no Decreto-Lei 207-A/75, de 17 de Abril, (actualmente previstos no artigo 260 do Código Penal) não são julgados pelos tribunais militares, desde que tenham sido cometidos depois da entrada em vigor do Decreto-Lei 141-B/77, de 9 de Abril.