LISBON : A Lisbon court postponed on Tuesday a verdict in the trial of Rui Pinto, the creator of Football Leaks, due to a new law set to pardon some young offenders that might come into force soon in light of Pope Francis' visit to Portugal next month.Pinto, 34, set up the Football Leaks website in 2015 t
LISBON : A Lisbon court postponed on Tuesday a verdict in the trial of Rui Pinto, the creator of Football Leaks, due to a new law set to pardon some young offenders that might come into force soon in light of Pope Francis' visit to Portugal next month.
Pinto, a former history student and a self-taught computer mastermind, acknowledges releasing the more than 70 million documents but says he was a whistleblower acting in the public interest. The ruling was initially scheduled for April 28 but was postponed to Thursday, July 13. In a statement, Judge Margarida Alves said Pinto was covered by the law due to his age at the time the crimes he is accused of were committed.
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