The three former inspectors of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) convicted of the homicide of Ukrainian citizen Ihor Homeniuk were released on parole at the end of March, defence sources confirmed on Monday, 14 April. Lawyer Maria Candal, who represented former inspector Luís Silva, confirmed that the Sentence Execution Court (TEP) granted parole following reports of the detainees' exemplary behaviour after they had served two-thirds of their nine-year sentences. The three men, who were dismissed from public service in 2023, were convicted for the fatal assault of Homeniuk at Lisbon Airport in 2020, which involved severe physical abuse leading to his death by asphyxiation.
Three former SEF inspectors convicted in the Homeniuk case released on parole
Monday, 13 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Foreigners and Borders Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras or SEF) was a police agency responsible for border control and immigration management until it was abolished in October 2023. Its functions were transferred to other entities, such as the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo or AIMA) and the police forces, following a restructuring intended to separate administrative services from security enforcement.
