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Criminal investigations in Portugal

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The provided reports detail two distinct criminal investigations in Portugal involving violence police misconduct and misconduct. retaliatory violence have reached new legal stages. In Lisbon, the Public Ministry has received a six-month extension to investigate allegations trial of torture at two officers from the PSP Rato police station. station commenced on September 11, 2026. The investigation covers physical assaults and attempted sodomy against vulnerable detainees, including immigrants defendants face charges of torture and sexual assault involving detainees—primarily homeless individuals, occurring between drug addicts, and foreign nationals—between July 2024 and March 2025. Prosecutor Felismina Carvalho Franco noted The prosecution alleges that the number officers used punches, slaps, and gun butts to assault victims, and in some cases, committed or attempted sodomy using objects. A 22-year-old defendant faces 29 charges, including six counts of suspects is higher than expected, torture and five counts of rape, while a 26-year-old officer faces seven charges. The Public Ministry further claims that images of these abuses were allegedly shared in WhatsApp groups with 23 defendants identified so far, many dozens of whom are police other officers. Separately, Regarding the retaliatory shootings in the Amadora region, the Polícia Judiciária has detained three suspects in connection with retaliatory shootings in the Amadora region. These attacks were linked to aged between 18 and 21. The violence was triggered by a June 2025 incident dispute at Carcavelos beach. Following beach that resulted in a legal suspended prison sentence handed down for the original beach dispute, a 21-year-old man. Following that legal outcome, a witness was shot in April, the abdomen on April 4, and the witness’s father was fatally shot in May. on May 21. The suspects have been placed in preventive detention.

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  1. 2026-09-11 05:52 UTC Criminal investigations in Portugal
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