More complaints against the SEF the day the minister goes to Parliament

At the same time, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that he received the director of the Public Security Police (PSP) on a Sunday due to a busy schedule. “I had this program today, tomorrow I have the Council of State, the next day I receive the holidays and therefore the only possible date was Sunday,” said the President of the Republic.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa referred to the audience, in the Palace of Belém, to the national director of the Public Security Police (PSP), which had not been previously disclosed. At the end of the hearing, Magina da Silva revealed that she spoke with the President of the Republic that they were working on the merger of PSP and SEF.

What motivated, shortly after, the Minister of Internal Administration to affirm that the reform projected in the framework of the SEF will be announced “in an adequate way” by the Government “and not by a Director of Police.

Asked about this possible merger, Marcelo affirmed that it is “a matter for the Government” but that “the President of the Republic naturally follows what the Government decides. If there is a need for legal diplomas, he must enact, if not, no.” It must be enacted, but it is the responsibility of the Government ”, he reaffirmed.

This afternoon Eduardo Cabrita will be heard in Parliament on the case of the death of the Ukrainian citizen Ihor Homeniuk, nine months ago, at the facilities of the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) at Lisbon airport.

A hearing in the parliamentary commission on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees follows the requests of the PSD and the unregistered deputy Joacine Katar Moreira (ex-Livre).

The Minister of the Interior goes to Parliament at a time when several accusations against the actions of the SEF are beginning to appear.

Antena 1, the Bar Association, said it had received dozens of complaints, mostly from immigrants who are detained at national airports.

A recurring and unacceptable situation, said the president. Menezes Leitão recalls that the law allows access to a lawyer so that the rights of these citizens are respected.

Asked about the protocol signed more than a month ago, which would serve to guarantee legal assistance to foreign citizens when entry to Portugal is denied, the holder of the Order assured that the paper has not yet been passed.