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LISBON Groups representing journalists and lawyers in Portugal complained of a threat to press freedom on Wednesday, after prosecutors acknowledged having spied on two reporters to try to ferret out their sources in a case against soccer club Benfica.
The prosecutor’s office acknowledged late on Tuesday it had asked police to spy on the journalists in 2018, after the reporters published confidential details about an investigation into Portugal’s biggest soccer team.
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The head of Portugal’s Bar Association, Luis Menezes Leitao, told ECO news outlet the spying on the journalists was “extremely worrying” as it could undermine media freedom.