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In September, the prosecution filed charges against three employees of the immigration service: hitting Igor Gomenyuk with a telescopic baton and murder.
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On Wednesday, nine months after the murder of a Ukrainian at Lisbon airport,The lava of the Portuguese border guard SEF Cristina Gatos has resigned. Is informed by Reuters.
Igor Gomenyuk, 40, is known to have died in March at an airport detention center after being beaten by border guards.
He was detained after he refused to board a flight out of the country. Before that, the Ukrainian tried to enter Portugal without a valid visa.
In September, prosecutors brought charges against three immigration officers: hitting Gomenyuk with a telescopic baton and murder.
Death Ukrainian caused outrage in Portuguese society, which intensified this Monday after rumors emerged about SEF planning to install buttons anxiety in places of detention. Human rights activists called this measure an inadequate response to the incident.
The Interior Ministry, which oversees the SEF, said the agency’s director, Christina Gatos, resigned as part of a restructuring plan to more clearly separate police and administrative functions in dealing with immigrants and travelers.
“The crime committed against a Ukrainian citizen was not an isolated incident,” said Pedro Neto, director of the Portuguese section of Amnesty International.
According to, there have been other cases of foreign abusepeople arriving in Portugal. Neto pointed out that border guards need training, for which Additional investment is required.
We will recall, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that the EU borders for Ukrainians will be opened after a significant decrease in the number of Covid-19 patients.
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