Portugals' President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has dismissed the letter with a bullet inside and a request for one million euros, handing the case over to the Police Judiciary.
Portuguese newspaper, Correio da Manhã reported that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who was not in Belém at the time, received an anonymous letter with a bullet inside, a mobile phone and a request for one million euros that should be sent to a bank account detailed in the letter.
Speaking on TV, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa downplayed the situation, claiming he received more “threats” when he had a television program on RTP and TVI than since in Belém. " I do not attach great importance to it, ” he said.
“This happens at occasionally and no seriousness of the situation has ever been confirmed. Normally there is a slight disturbance, sometimes it is not even possible to investigate what it is about because they are anonymous letters. It is best to pass it to the Judiciary Police”, he said.
Source Lusa
