Portugal's SIS chief resigns

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The head of the Portugal's main intelligence service Servicos de Informacao e Seguranca (SIS), Ramiro Laderio Montiero, has resigned following an inquiry by a parliamentary commission. The investigation, which inquired into allegations of corruption on the island of Madeira, found that the SIS had been involved in "activities beyond its charter". Mr Joao Evangilista, the SIS chief in Madeira was also sacked.

Financial Times 24.5.94.

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