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Jose Socrates is set to appeal the charges that could lead to 21 years in prison.
Former Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates remains behind bars after a judge charged him with corruption, money laundering and tax fraud.
Police arrested the ex Socialist party leader Friday night at Lisbon airport, arriving from Paris, where he had been living in an expensive apartment on the 16th arrondissement since leaving office three years ago. He had served as prime minister since 2005 and resigned in a quagmire of escalating debt and unemployment …. http://www.telesurtv.net