The Lisbon court found that the inspectors had kicked and beat the handcuffed man with batons, breaking his ribs and causing death by asphyxiation.
A court on Monday sentenced three Portuguese immigration inspectors to seven to nine years in prison for the killing of a Ukrainian immigrant who was in custody at Lisbon Airport.
That's according to The Associated Press.
It is noted the three inspectors were convicted of grievous bodily harm, which a former senior immigration official said amounted to torture, leading to the 40-year-old man's death during interrogation.
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The Lisbon court found that the inspectors had kicked and beat the handcuffed man with batons, breaking his ribs and causing death by asphyxiation.