Portugal to meet with Frontex to ensure ‘European law’ is respected 05-02-2021
Portuguese Minister of Home Affairs Eduardo Cabrita takes part in videoconference to present the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency in the area of Justice and Home Affairs during a committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 04 February 2021. [EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ]
Portugal border cops plead not guilty in killing of detained traveller
Lawyers representing the accused argued the media had made scapegoats out of their clients, and that others working in the detention centre that night should also face charges. There are many tales of abuse which happen in this no-man s land , Ricardo Sa Fernandes, representing accused officer Bruno Sousa, said in his opening statement.Reuters | Updated: 02-02-2021 22:50 IST | Created: 02-02-2021 22:50 IST
Three Portuguese police officers accused of killing a detained Ukrainian man in a Lisbon airport lock-up pleaded not guilty as their murder trial began on Tuesday, a case rights advocates say has exposed a record of abuse within the immigration service. Lawyers representing the accused argued the media had made scapegoats out of their clients, and that others working in the detention centre that night should also face charges.
Autopsy images showed body covered in dark bruises Border officers plead not guilty of homicide charges Critics say case exposes abusive culture in border agency Border agency’s workers union denies accusation (Adds summary, quotes from first day of trial)
LISBON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Three Portuguese police officers accused of killing a detained Ukrainian man in a Lisbon airport lock-up pleaded not guilty as their murder trial began on Tuesday, a case rights advocates say has exposed a record of abuse within the immigration service.
Lawyers representing the accused argued the media had made scapegoats out of their clients, and that others working in the detention centre that night should also face charges.
Border cops murder trial puts spotlight on Portugal s immigration service Reuters 2/1/2021 Ukrainian man died in Lisbon airport detention centre Autopsy images showed body covered in dark bruises Three border officers go on trial Tuesday Critics say case exposes abusive culture in border agency Border agency s workers union denies accusation
By Victoria Waldersee and Catarina Demony
LISBON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Three Portuguese police officers stand trial on Tuesday over the fatal beating of a Ukrainian man in a Lisbon airport lock-up, a case that fuelled outrage and exposed what rights advocates say is a record of abuse within the country s immigration service.
SEF pays €712.950 to family of Ukrainian citizen By TPN/Lusa, in News · 23-01-2021 20:00:00 · 0 Comments
The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) has paid the relatives of the Ukrainian citizen who died in March at Lisbon airport compensation of €712,950, the Ministry of the Interior has announced. SEF, in compliance with the determination of the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo Cabrita, paid, as a matter of urgency, the compensation to the heirs of the citizen Ihor Homeniuk, following the dispatch of the Prime Minister, António Costa, on 12 January, the ministry said in a statement.
According to the same source, the information on the payment of this compensation, which was set by the Ombudsman, has already been communicated to the lawyer of the family of Mr Ihor Homeniuk.