Interior Minister José Luis Carneiro announced Tuesday morning in Porto that he is working with Justice Minister Catarina Sarmento de Castro on a legislative package that will toughen sentences for detainees for attacks on security forces. , authority.
The announcement comes in response to an incident that took place yesterday at the Caixa Geral de Depósitos branch in Torres Vedras, when four PSP agents were brutally attacked by a group of people from the same family. Two policemen even had to be treated in the hospital.
“Just as government officials who make things difficult with civilians are punished, those who attack agents of the security forces should be punished. This is an attack on the democratic rule of law,” explained José Luis Carneiro.
The minister also added that PSP took the right action by reporting to the public ministry that there were racist comments from social media users in a post posted by PSP announcing officer training courses.
Author: Miguel Curado
Source: CM Jornal
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