The source said that Rúben Cavaco,(15), who has at first been in an induced coma, was “released” on Friday afternoon.

His lawyer, Santana-Maia Leonardo, said that the police “had not heard (his statement) yet”, but they are expected to do so in the coming days.

On 17 August, Rúben Cavaco, (15) was attacked in Ponte de Sor by the Iraqi ambassador’s 17 years old twin sons.

The youth sustained multiple fractures and was transferred to Lisbon’s Santa Maria, where he was in an induced coma for some time.

Ambassador Saad Mohammed Ali’s sons have diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention.

Portugal’s foreign ministry has asked for an urgent reply from the Iraqi authorities about lifting the diplomatic immunity on the sons of Iraq’s ambassador in Lisbon.

The foreign ministry has also scheduled a meeting between Portugal’s and Iraq’s foreign ministers to be held in New York during the ministerial week of the UN General Asemblu between 19 and 23 September.

On 17 August, Rúben Cavaco, (15) was attacked in Ponte de Sor by the Iraqi ambassador’s 17 years old twin sons.

The youth sustained multiple fractures and was transferred to Lisbon’s Santa Maria, where he was in an induced coma for some time.