Spain's Interior Ministry will authorize police to dress undocumented immigrants in straitjackets and helmets during repatriation flights, the daily El Pais reported Monday. | Oh. Never mind. That's different. Not the same thing at all. |
Police may resort to the measures when they deem it necessary to protect illegal immigrants from hurting themselves in attempts to prevent their expulsion. Police may not drug immigrants or use disproportionate violence, according to new guidelines prepared by the ministry, which were described as being in line with Council of Europe norms. The new guidelines were prepared after a Nigerian immigrant died during a repatriation flight in June. Osamuyia Aikpitanhi had been handcuffed and gagged. Police said he had violently resisted his expulsion. |