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Sharing of torture images involves more than 70 police officers

Minister of Internal Administration admits 'culture of violence' among young officers and calls for greater oversight in police stations

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.

These officers should not be patrolling the streets. They are a risk to the public

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.

PSP officers from Rato accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of assaulting at least 13 victims

The Public Prosecutor's indictment is 122 pages long and describes the assaults in detail.

'Pity he didn't die. I'd throw the bloke in the Tagus': accusation against police officers reveals unwarranted violence and impunity

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.

'It was a pity he didn't die. I'd throw the bloke in the Tagus': accusation against police officers reveals gratuitous violence and impunity

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 breaks his silence and addresses torture allegations against two PSP officers: 'consternation' and 'concern'

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'.

The police officer "inserted the baton into the victim's anus and made back-and-forth movements": with "cruel refinements", PSP officers filmed themselves humiliating, torturing and sodomising several people

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

PSP ‘torture duo’ may just be tip of ugly iceberg

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.

Complaint by a person with drug addiction led to the arrest of police officers suspected of torture and rape

PRESS REVIEW || A victim with drug addiction alleges a scheme of torture and rape carried out by PSP (Public Security Police) officers.

Cotrim's fury, the end of the campaign and 'torture' in the PSP

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.

PSP: report by a drug-dependent victim put police on the trail of fellow officers who tortured

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.