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The visit focused on the treatment and safeguards afforded to people deprived of their liberty by law enforcement agencies. The delegation reviewed the measures taken by the Portuguese authorities to implement the recommendations made by the Committee to strengthen protection from ill-treatment following observations made during previous visits. It also looked again into the effectiveness of inquiries and investigations into allegations of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials.
To this end, the CPT delegation visited seven detention facilities of the Judicial Police, Public Security Police and National Republican Guard, as well as four prison establishments holding remand prisoners who had recently been detained by law enforcement officers. The delegation also visited the detention premises at the Campus de Justiça, in Lisbon.
At the end of the visit, the delegation presented its preliminary observations to the Portuguese authorities.
The visit was carried out by Alan Mitchell (President of the CPT and Head of Delegation), Juan Carlos da Silva Ochoa and Eleana Fitidou, CPT members, Laura Ielciu-Erel, CPT Secretariat andIgnazio Patrone, former senior prosecutor, Italy (expert).
The report following this visit is expected to be adopted by the CPT in March 2025 and subsequently communicated to the Portuguese authorities.
The delegation visited the following establishments:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Internal Administration
Public Security Police (PSP)
- PSP Metropolitan Command Headquarters, Moscavide Avenue, Lisbon
- PSP 2nd Police Station, Rua da Prata 38, Lisbon (Baixa Pombalina)
- PSP 18th Police Station, Rua Afonso Lopes Vieira 2 A, Lisbon (Campo Grande)
- PSP 65th Police Station, Estrada Da Brandoa, Amadora, Lisbon
- PSP 78th Police Station, Rua Adriano José de Oliveira 12, Loures, Lisbon (Camarate)
- PSP Cascais Police Division, Rua Afonso Sanches 26, Cascais
National Republican Guard (GNR)
- GNR Sintra territorial subdivision, Rua João de Deus 6, Sintra
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
- Lisbon Judicial Police Headquarters, Rua Gomes Freire 174, Lisbon
- Lisbon Judicial Police Prison (targeted visits primarily to interview remand prisoners)
- Lisbon Central Prison (targeted visits primarily to interview remand prisoners)
- Tires Prison (targeted visits primarily to interview remand prisoners)
- Monsanto Prison (targeted visits primarily to interview remand prisoners)
- Campus de Justiça, Court Detention Area (Block B), Alameda dos Oceanos, Lisbon
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