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During a parliamentary debate about the cases at the Rato police station and the alleged involvement of a PSP officer in the neo-Nazi group 1143, the minister rejected that abuses by police are systemic but acknowledged a negative trend.
Some PSP officers suspected of involvement in violent assaults on detainees at the Rato and Bairro Alto police stations in Lisbon remain on duty despite being under investigation. ISCTE researcher Otávio Raposo analyses the situation.
The Public Prosecutor's indictment is 122 pages long and describes the assaults in detail.
A police officer previously implicated in torture had access to unauthorised ammunition from batches not assigned to the PSP; these rounds were untraceable to the force and could facilitate serious firearms offences. The case exposes weaknesses in ammunition control, record-keeping and oversight within the PSP, increasing public safety risks and underscoring the need for stricter inventory procedures, forensic tracing and accountability measures.
Guns held to victims' heads, beatings, hair cut off. It was the PSP itself that, upon receiving the complaint about one of the cases, forwarded it to the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Guns held to victims' heads, beatings, hair forcibly cut. It was the PSP itself that, when it received a complaint about one of the cases, referred it to the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Blasco has spoken publicly for the first time about accusations that two officers from the Public Security Police (PSP) committed torture, describing the situation as one of 'consternation' and 'concern'.
This article describes alleged crimes committed by PSP officers against several people, including homeless individuals. Two police officers have been charged, aged 22 and 26 — they face 36 offences and were remanded in custody. The Public Prosecutor's Office suspects the involvement of more officers and the existence of further cases beyond those already identified. The officers shared images of the crimes in WhatsApp groups; one group had 69 participants. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS EXPLICIT DESCRIPTIONS AND LANGUAGE
News this week that two young PSP police agents are in preventive custody charged with a range of hideous offences against vulnerable people (the homeless/ drug addicts and immigrants) may The post PSP ‘torture duo’ may just be tip of ugly iceberg appeared first on Portugal Resident.
PRESS REVIEW || A victim with drug addiction alleges a scheme of torture and rape carried out by PSP (Public Security Police) officers.
On the final day of the campaign, candidates try to attract undecided voters and retain their electorate. Cotrim accuses journalists of 'killing' him over the alleged harassment case. And PSP officers are suspected of carrying out torture sessions.
The man who was raped told officers involved in criminal investigations about the incident. He knew them from the petty criminal life he led and trusted them because they had never mistreated him.
The Public Prosecutor's Office alleges that more than ten officers assaulted detainees at two Lisbon police stations and that images of alleged torture were shared among over 70 police officers. Two people have been formally identified as suspects in the alleged torture inquiry, and the prosecution's file describes ten particularly violent assaults. The allegations raise serious criminal and human-rights concerns and the investigation is ongoing.
There are people within the PSP who are comfortable with racism and xenophobia. They are certainly not all members of the force; they may even be a small number among the police's 20,000 officers, but those who exist are one too many. Editorial by David Pontes
The Interior Minister is expected to appear before Parliament to provide explanations. The request was made by several parties and has been designated as urgent.
The two officers accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of dozens of crimes are 23 and 26 years old, and several others are regarded as co-perpetrators. The PSP expresses regret and notes that it carried out an investigation.
The two officers are 21 and 24 years old. 'The use of a baton to sodomise is reported' in a 'situation in which the handle of a broom was also used.' Homeless people are among the victims.
Members of the public handed the item they found to the police. The suspects then agreed to keep the find and its contents.
Sérgio Ribeiro was sentenced to 13 years in prison for defrauding elderly people.
