Ombudsman Horrified by Suspicions of Police Brutality

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) - Ombudsman Robert Dobrovodsky is horrified by suspicions of police brutality and hopes that the incident, in which a Kosice-based police officer seemingly beat a person to death in custody, is investigated as early as possible, TASR learnt on Tuesday. "I'm horrified to learn of suspicions of police brutality and on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy Day, when the society agreed to limit the arbitrariness of repressive power forces. It's one of my priorities to carry out human rights supervision over ways the executive power is carried out in our state. The executive power and the police enjoy a monopoly to violence not to hurt the people but rather to protect them from criminals," he noted. Dobrovodsky underlined in this context that the police must be made to record the course of any operation in which the use of force is exercised. mf/mcs