Portuguese minister faces calls to quit over death of detainee Mia Alberti in Lisbon
Portugal’s home affairs minister is facing calls to resign amid outrage over the fatal beating of a Ukrainian man by border patrol officers at a detention centre at Lisbon airport in March.
It is alleged that Ihor Homenyuk, after two days in custody following his arrival without a visa and refusal to board a flight home, was beaten and asphyxiated by three officers who tied his arms and legs to restrain him.
Prosecutors, who have charged three officers with murder, said that when Homenyuk was on the ground the men “used an extendable baton and kicks to hit the victim in the torso. The offenders left the victim on the ground, cuffed and with his feet tied.”