The Lisbon Municipal Police reported this Monday that “the disciplinary mechanisms applied have been activated” regarding the images of the officer who assaulted the tuk-tuk driver last week, the latter being reported to the prosecutor’s office for contempt of authority.
In an address to Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas (NSD), Bloc de Esquerda councilor Beatriz Gomes Dias said on Friday that “a video in which you can see a municipal policeman head-butting a tuk-tuk driver twice” near Terreiro do Paço .
When asked by Lusa whether she was aware of this case and what procedures had been adopted, the municipal police replied today that on Thursday, at 19:00, a patrol of the Traffic Authority, “driving along the Ribeira das Naus artery, came across several vehicles “Tuk-Tuks are parked on the sidewalk, next to the pedestrian crossing in Cais das Colunas, in irregular parking that impedes the free and normal movement of pedestrians and vehicles.”
“The drivers of the offending tuk-tuks were asked to remove their vehicles from the area,” the municipal police chief’s support service explained.
Two of the drivers, the note says, “behaved more reluctantly, ignoring the presence of the police and the order that was given to them and repeated several times,” and “one of the offenders, while maintaining an uncooperative attitude, became aggressive and continued to disobey agents, despite numerous warnings about the illegality of his behavior.”
“Municipal police officers were constantly challenged and disqualified and for this reason a report was drawn up and sent to the prosecutor’s office,” the police said, adding that the images were subject to “disciplinary mechanisms applicable in this context to determine responsibility.”
In a request in which she demanded that the president of the municipality open an investigation into the aggression of a municipal police officer, Beatriz Gomes Díaz noted that “this is a serious situation that does not prejudice the inspection activities of the municipal police,” since “It is impossible that head-butting is a legitimate use of force by the police.” .
In a video posted on social media, another officer headbutts him.
The police officer yells at the young man and then, when questioned by another young man, points his finger in his direction and shouts, “Get your finger off my face, get your finger off my face, get your finger off my face.” , you, shovel.”
“Documents here,” the agent orders the driver parked in front of the pedestrian crossing between Praça do Comércio and Cais das Colunas, and shortly thereafter tells him again that he “requires documents.”
Two police officers stand in front of the young man, who raises both hands, hearing the words “knock-knock” supposedly coming from the driver, and the same officer headbutts him again and pushes him into the front seats. on a tuk-tuk.
In the request, the councilor also asked Carlos Moedas “if the council is aware of this video in which a municipal police officer can be seen head-butting a tuk-tuk driver twice” and whether the municipality would “begin an investigation into the actions of this municipal police officer to find out what happened ?
“How will the CML act to ensure that similar actions are not repeated with the illegal use of force by the municipal police?” asked Beatriz Gómez Díaz.
On Friday, Luz was also questioned by the Lisbon city council, which sent any clarifications directly to the municipal police.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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