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In Portugal give up Head of the Service for Foreigners and Borders (SEF) Krishtina Gatos. It happened in the background scandal over the death of a Ukrainian at Lisbon airport.
According to RTP, the official has been under pressure in recent weeks when it emerged that a citizen of Ukraine was tortured and beaten.
The incident took place in March. Then Igor Gomenyuk, 40, was arrested at Lisbon airport for trying to enter the country without a valid visa, he soon died in isolation. In September, the prosecution accused three SEF employees of murder… According to research, the man was hit with a baton.
The Ministry of the Interior, dependent on the SEF, clarified that Gatosh resigned of his own free will., and this happened as part of the reform on police and administrative separation in the department, so the approach to migrants and tourists was “more humane and less bureaucratic.” The Interior Ministry declined to comment further. Furthermore, SEF has not yet clarified whether the resignation is related to a scandal, writes Reuters.
At the same time, opposition deputy Ricardo Leite believes that the official resigned precisely because of the death of a Ukrainian.
“When the circumstances of the death of a Ukrainian citizen at Lisbon airport became known, resignation was the only possible way out,” he said.
In turn, human rights activists called the resignation a safe step, but a late one.
According to Pedro Neto, representative of Amnesty International in Portugal, the tragedy with the citizen of Ukraine it is not an isolated case in the country… In order to prevent this from happening again, in his opinion, it is necessary to improve the personnel policy for selection at the border service.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, a 44-year-old Ukrainian died in Poland on the night of November 15-16, immediately after being arrested by the police. Law enforcement officers are known to have used a stun gun against the man.
