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Trial of Rato police station officers begins on Friday. Main defendant faces 29 crimes

CNN Portugal9 September 2026 at 09:41

The trial of the police officers from the Rato police station begins next Friday. The main defendant faces 29 crimes, including physical assault, document forgery, and other criminal offenses.

The Public Prosecutor's Office presented the charges against the officers, who allegedly committed the offenses while on duty. The authorities point to a pattern of criminal behavior on the part of the accused police officers.

According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, some of the assaults allegedly committed by the police officers were filmed and photographed. This visual evidence is expected to be used as a central element in presenting the charges during the trial.

The case involves police officers from the Rato police station, one of the main police stations in the city, and represents one of the largest disciplinary and criminal cases in the police sector in recent years.

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