The PSP and GNR have archived open investigations into medical leave requests submitted in February by more than 100 members of the two forces, allegedly in protest at receiving travel allowances.
According to Jornal de Notícias, “almost six months later, only three processes carried out by the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration, together with the General Inspectorate of Health, are still ongoing, but have not led to any punishment.”
In a newspaper report, the PPR General Command said that “the relevant certificates of temporary incapacity submitted by their soldiers and duly issued by their respective doctors” were processed administratively, adding that no disciplinary proceedings had been initiated.
PSP, for its part, said that “no fraudulent downloads have been detected so far.”
At the beginning of the year, several PSP police officers and GNR soldiers were injured, although the platform representing 11 unions and associations of these security forces did not assume that this was a form of protest.
The commander of the Special Police Unit (SPU) announced on February 7 that an investigation had been launched into the medical casualties of 44 police officers from the Operational Intervention Corps.
The then Minister of the Interior, José Luis Carneiro, ordered an urgent investigation involving the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration (IGAI) into the “large-scale and sudden absences for medical reasons by police officers.”
PSP police officers and GNR soldiers demanded mission allowances similar to what was done for the PJ.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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