Mistreatment at the police station suspected - the Ombudsman turns to the Prosecutor General

Date of article: 29/07/2014

Daily News of: 29/07/2014

Country:  Hungary

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Article language: en

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has requested the Prosecutor General to launch a criminal procedure because of suspicion of mistreatment in official proceedings upon having inquired, together with his Deputy responsible for the rights of nationalities living in Hungary, into a complaint submitted by an almost 70 years old person of Roma descent. The police searched the complainant's house then arrested him. According to his complaint, he was mistreated at the GyömrÅ‘ Police Station, but neither the police station, nor the supervising police headquarters, nor the Pest Regional Investigative Prosecution Service would conduct a proper inquiry into the matter.

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