By Sergio Goncalves
PORTUGESE police have raided the offices of several public institutions in a corruption probe involving the acquisition of information technology services, including at the Bank of Portugal, which confirmed the searches.
Police said in a statement they were carrying out 75 searches in Lisbon, Porto and Braga at homes, accounting firms, company headquarters, and public institutions, targeting employees rather than any high-ranking public officials.
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