Telecoms group Altice s
co-founder Armando Pereira, who was on Thursday being questioned
by a judge about alleged corruption at the group s Portuguese
subsidiary, has denied any wrongdoing, his lawyer.
LISBON (Reuters) - Altice International has suspended several managers, workers and legal representatives in Portugal and elsewhere while an investigation into alleged corruption, tax fraud and money laundering at its Portuguese subsidiary is conducted, it said on Wednesday.
Altice International s Co-Chief Executive Alexandre Fonseca, who is also chairman of the Portuguese and US subsidiaries, had already suspended himself from all roles on Monday, following the group s co-founder Armando Pereira s detention last week.