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STC 166/2021: Investigation of police abuse
Injury and integrity
Constitutional Court · STC 166/2021
Issue examined
The appeal concerns the orders of the Provincial Court and of a Barcelona investigating court that denied their complaint for alleged crimes of torture, minor injuries, moral integrity and constitutional guarantees.
Summary published by the Constitutional Court
Violation of the right to effective judicial protection without defencelessness in relation to his right not to be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment: insufficient investigation into a complaint of torture or inhuman and degrading treatment allegedly suffered in police custody (STC 34/2008).
ECLI:ES:TC:2021:166
The file retains the distinction between violation and alleged violation used by the source. In order to know the judgement, the grounds and the individual votes must be consulted the full resolution.
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NegligenceSelf-defenceTreachery in the commission of an offenceDeliberate infliction of unnecessary sufferingCivil liability arising from an offenceBodily injuryPrivate prosecution by the victimReporting an offencePreliminary investigative proceedingsAbbreviated criminal procedureTrial hearingWitness reporting information received from othersCivil claim within criminal proceedingsAcquittal