预计葡萄牙当局将重新考虑撤销对鲁伊·皮尼托的证人保护措施的决定。
Portuguese authorities are expected to reconsider the ending of Rui Pinto’s witness protection.
特别安全计划委员会现允许皮尼托对原决定提出异议。这位曼彻斯特城队的举报人将获得相关风险评估报告。在葡萄牙当局暂停撤销保护措施的决定后，鲁伊·皮尼托暂时仍可享受证人保护待遇。特别安全计划委员会承认，在作出该决定前本应给予他陈述己方观点的机会。目前该委员会预计将重新审议此事，而皮尼托也可对撤销保护措施的决定提出异议。
CPES will now allow Pinto to challenge original decision Whistleblower to receive risk assessment reports Rui Pinto will remain under witness protection for the time being after Portuguese authorities suspended the decision to end it. The special security programmes commission (CPES) acknowledged he should have been given an opportunity to present his case before the decision was taken. The Manchester City whistleblower can now challenge the withdrawal of his protection, with the commission expected to reconsider the matter.
根据司法部发布的声明，特别安全计划委员会承认此前并未向皮尼托充分说明终止保护计划的理由，也未给予他行使申诉权的机会。
In a statement signed by the Ministry of Justice, the CPES was said to have recognised that Pinto had not been adequately informed of the grounds for terminating the programme or given the opportunity to exercise his right to challenge the decision.
原定保护措施将于本周六终止。委员会将向皮尼托提供相关风险评估报告，称这些报告显示他的安全风险处于较低水平。相关会议于7月9日举行。9月30日，就在皮尼托得知自己将不再享有证人保护待遇的当天，独立委员会对曼彻斯特城队作出的有罪裁决也于24小时前正式生效，这一消息当时占据了全球各大媒体的头条。
The protection was due to end on Saturday. The commission will provide Pinto with the risk assessment reports that it says indicated a low threat to his safety. The relevant meeting took place on 9 July. On 30 September, the day Pinto was informed his protected-witness status was coming to an end, an independent commission’s guilty verdict against City which had been confirmed 24 hours earlier, was dominating headlines around the world.
皮尼托有10个工作日的时间来审阅支撑该决定的相关文件，并对其中的理由与结论作出回应。由于担心失去保护，他此前发起了募捐活动以确保自己的经济安全。此前他曾表示，在收到可信的死亡威胁并于去年4月在里斯本遭到袭击后，自己的人身安全堪忧。
He has 10 working days to review the documentation underpinning the decision and respond to its reasoning and conclusions. The prospect of losing his protection had prompted Pinto to launch a fundraising campaign to help secure his financial future. He has voiced fears for his safety after receiving credible death threats and being assaulted in Lisbon last April.
平托获得证人保护资格始于2020年4月。当时，葡萄牙司法警察获悉平托同意向调查人员提供从多家足球俱乐部、与安哥拉女商人伊莎贝尔·多斯桑托斯有关联的企业以及其他涉嫌违法的实体处获取的数百万份文件后，便对其实施了保护。多斯桑托斯本人则否认所有腐败指控。平托提供的资料为欧洲各国司法、税务及体育监管部门的相关调查提供了重要依据，包括英超联赛对曼城俱乐部的调查。
Pinto’s protected-witness status dates to April 2020, when Portugal’s judicial police (PJ) placed him under protection after he agreed to give investigators access to millions of files obtained from football clubs, companies linked to the Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos and other entities suspected of criminal activity. Dos Santos denies corruption allegations His disclosures have informed investigations by judicial, tax and sporting authorities across Europe, including the Premier League’s inquiry into City.
平托的律师指出，在撤销其保护资格前，当局必须充分考量他与司法系统的合作情况以及其披露信息所带来的风险。
Pinto’s lawyers argue the authorities must consider his cooperation with the justice system and the risks associated with his revelations before withdrawing his protection.
随着外界关注度的不断提升，当局似乎开始重新考虑这一决定。平托仍愿意配合英国当局对曼城俱乐部及由其披露信息所引发的其他案件展开调查。此外，他还向法国调查人员移交了数百万份文件，这些文件如今可与其他国家（包括英国）共享。
Growing scrutiny appears to have prompted the authorities to reconsider their position. Pinto remains willing to cooperate with British authorities investigating City and other matters arising from his disclosures. He also handed millions of documents to investigators in France, which can now be shared with other countries, including the UK.