Public Prosecutor proposes suspension of the case against 27 people detained during Lisbon housing protest

The Public Prosecutor has proposed a provisional suspension of the criminal case against 27 individuals detained on Sunday, 25 October, for failing to disperse from a housing rights protest in Rossio. To avoid a trial for disobedience, the detainees may opt to pay a symbolic 150-euro donation to a charity; alternatively, they may proceed to trial to challenge the legitimacy of the police order to disperse.