Portugal's Jose Socrates gestures during the general election in Lisbon June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Hugo Correia
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's former prime minister Jose Socrates, arrested last week on corruption and tax fraud charges, was quoted on Thursday as saying the accusations against him were groundless and that his detention amounted to "gratuitous humiliation".
Socrates' arrest last Friday shocked Portugal. Some analysts say the charges could upset the hopes of his opposition Socialist party, currently ahead in opinion polls, of winning next year's parliamentary election.
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