What does the lawyer who posted the video comment on?
In one of the many comments below the controversial video on Mr. Korakidis' Facebook account, he himself is positioning himself on the case, writing the following:
"The P.S. He was arrested for assaulting police officers when he reacted to his physical search. Despite the fact that after his physical search, nothing illegal was found, he was transported to the Polis Chrysochous Police Station and was detained due to the attack on police officers. After about 4 hours at the Polis Chrysochous Police Station with his hands tied with handcuffs and after they denied him medical treatment and did not facilitate his communication with a lawyer, they took him to the cell lobby and asked him to hand over his personal belongings so that lock him in the cell. The P.S. he did not cooperate and asked for medical treatment. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. The P.S. reacted and a fight ensued with the two police officers. During the fight, a police officer punched PS. on the head and injures him. The P.S. he escapes and then grabs the keychain from the floor with the small knife that had fallen out of his pocket during the fight. The P.S. attacks police officers and injures a police officer with a knife in various parts of his face and body. The P.S. he stays alone in the cell lobby and then goes to one of the cells and locks himself in. The officers of the direct action are obviously notified and the events shown in the video follow.
The P.S. is charged directly and referred to the Criminal Court. Finally, on 18/8/15, he was sentenced and sentenced to 18 months suspended imprisonment. The Criminal Court, in its decision, finds that P.S. he would have to undergo medical treatment, be facilitated to communicate with a lawyer, and that the continuation of his detention would not be justified. Members of the Criminal Court are shocked by what is happening in the video. Despite the fact that from February 2014 a complaint was submitted by the PS. The Independent Anti-Police and Complaints Investigation Authority has recently completed its investigation and decided to prosecute the two police officers shown in the video. The two police officers apparently did not act voluntarily but received instructions. No one above them is prosecuted. Not even the policeman who had beaten P.S. The responsible police officer who was deprived of the PS is not prosecuted with the handcuffs either. the right to medical care and communication with a lawyer and had the P.S. for 4 hours with handcuffs and who unjustifiably continued his detention. I don't know if the police officers seen in the video have been prosecuted. Nor do I know if they have been made available.
The video shows the unjustified torture of P.S. It is confirmed that the illegal practices by the Police continue ".
Ionas Nikolaou's answer:
"Regarding a video that has been circulated on the internet, which shows a citizen being beaten in police detention centers in Chrysochous, it is clarified that this is a condemnable, sad incident that occurred in February 2014, which was investigated by the Ministry of Independent Investigation. Police after a complaint was made by the complainant's lawyer.
The investigation was conducted by an independent criminal investigator appointed by the Attorney General, which was only recently completed by sending the file to the Attorney General. The Attorney General, despite the fact that the investigator did not find the commission of a criminal offense, instructed the Authority that the two police officers involved be accused by the Authority of committing criminal offenses of abuse of power and torture. According to the Legislation governing the responsibilities of the Authority, when a case is being investigated by the Authority, the Police may not take any action including the conduct of disciplinary investigation against the Police officers under investigation.
Police will make the two police officers available immediately after being charged by the Authority. It is waiting for the relevant file to be sent to investigate disciplinary offenses related to the actions or omissions of the members of YKAN (who interrupted the complainant for control), as well as disciplinary offenses arising from the stay and detention of the complainant in the states. , such as his allegations that he was not allowed to speak to a lawyer or his referral to the Hospital for medical examinations, but also whether the Police officers who served at the Station knew anything about with the incident of brutal beating.
It is unfortunate that there has been a delay in the investigation of the incident by the Independent Authority and such incidents need to be investigated immediately. Such incidents do not honor our culture and offend society and the police themselves. At the same time, they are insulting the thousands of police officers who are conscientiously carrying out their duties on a daily basis and are causing shame to all of us. Of course, such incidents of abuse of power based on the declared policy of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order and the leadership of the Police, which have as a principle the indication of zero tolerance, cannot go unpunished and have no place in the Police. Such members not only do not have a place in the Police Corps, nor do the Police need them to carry out their work. "
Statement by Police Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou:
"Because this case is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigation and Complaints Investigation Authority, following instructions from the Attorney General, I will not make any reference to it as this could cause a problem in the investigation or a possible future lawsuit." What I want to state in an absolute and unequivocal way is that Police Violence, which is exercised outside the framework of the law, is the manipulative form of abuse of power. Such a form of abuse of power causes anger and resentment but at the same time shame.
Shame because this form of abuse of power takes us back many years. Such forms of abuse of power are primarily unjust to the citizen whom we have a duty and obligation to serve. However, they also wrong the hundreds of our members who work day and night with self-denial and often risk their lives to protect and protect the life and property of the citizen.
As I stated from the first moment of assuming my duties, but also repeatedly, it will be displayed and I assure you that zero tolerance is shown in any form of abuse of power by members of the Police. The police operate in accordance with the rules and the law. Those who operate outside the Law and outside of what we want the Cypriot Police to represent today have no place in its ranks. "
Source: Liberal / LiveNews