Two police officers condemned in court for aggressions inflicted to Roma citizen

Alert DateJune 1, 2011 Country: Portugal Address: Lisboa General Type: Racist violence, Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-roma/zinghanophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Roma & Travelers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Portuguese
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Portuguese
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 2
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On the 12th June 2011 an official note of the Portuguese SOS Racism (SOS Racismo) annouced that on the last 1st June 2011 two police officers were condemned in court for aggressions inflicted to a Roma citizen in Oporto city. The case traces back to June 2007 when the Roma citizen and his son went to the Antas police station in Oporto to gather information about a family member arrested during a police control.

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