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A Ukrainian citizen who was arrested for driving with excessive alcohol in the blood filed a criminal complaint against the PSP in Póvoa de Varzim for excessive use of force. The man says he was a victim of violence, racism and xenophobia.
This Saturday, the Ministry of Internal Administration announced that, through an administrative process of the General Inspection of Internal Administration, survey follow-up which is being carried out by PSP following the complaint filed by Valery Polosenko.
The case dates back to December 6, the day Polosenko, 48, was arrested in the Vila do Conde area for driving with 2.56 grams of alcohol per liter of blood – a value above the threshold beyond which the practice is considered a crime. According to authorities, Polosenko already had a criminal record for driving while intoxicated.
Man arrested for alcohol files complaint against PSP
Ukrainian citizen “attempted to leave the police facility and reacted aggressively against the police when prevented from doing soSaid the PSP. So Polosenko was handcuffed. During the night, the man was released, after being notified to appear in court, and left the police station, without having intended to contact relatives or a lawyer.
However, the next day, Valery Polosenko filed a complaint against the police who had arrested him the day before. alleging excessive use of force.
Polosenko’s version contradicts what the police told the media in a statement.
Speaking to Jornal de Notícias, lawyer Alexandra Cruz, who represents the Ukrainian, said that the police who detained him “took away his wallet and cell phone and prevented him from calling his usual lawyer.” According to the lawyer, Polosenko asked other policemen at the police station for help, but “they pretended not to listen to Valery’s pleas.”
Also according to the lawyer, the police had used xenophobic words and expressions against Polosenko, having even told him: “Go, go to your land.”
In an interview with SIC Notícias, Valery Polosenko said that he was “slapped and slapped” by the police, who broke his teeth. “I heard teeth chattering when I started to feel. When I stuck my tongue in there, I saw that half of the tooth was already alive, ”Polosenko described.
“One of them put the handcuffs on me right away, pulled them up, until I thought he was going to shift my shoulders. Said: Do you think you are in your land? Go to your land. You are nobody here, you are worth nothing ‘“The Ukrainian added.
Polosenko stayed with two broken teeth and various injuries to the arms, chest, and mouth, according to subsequent medical observations cited by the same television channel.
But also on the road approach, the PSP and Valery Polosenko versions diverge. While the police argues that he told him to stop because he was driving with the lights off, after having tested the driver for the balloon, Polosenko guarantees that he was stopped and that a police car appeared in front of him and began to “turn on all the lights”. ”.
“When you got there, you pulled on the door, started to open it, and told me to get out of the car.“, Affirmou Polosenko.
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