Activist Francisco Pedro, part of the ATERRA group against plans for an airport in Montijo, has been ‘absolved’ of the crime of ‘qualified disobedience’, almost three years after he ‘spontaneously’ interrupted a speech being given by prime minister António Costa. The young man never admitted the crime, saying he was simply taking part in a peaceful protest, and took the opportunity to read a text when it came. He maintains the real crime would be expansion of Lisbon airport to Montijo…
