62 | Annual Report 2018 Examples of important activities in 2018 Deportations in which Ombudsman representatives participated In 2018, legal case officers from the Ombudsman’s office were present at seven forced de­ portations of foreign nationals. The Ombudsman did not express criticism of the police work in any of the five concluded cases on deportations carried out in 2018. The Ombudsman assessed that the deportations were carried out according to Danish and international rules etc., including with respect for the individual and without unnecessary use of force. Further, the Ombudsman had no comments on the documentation in the cases. Two of the cases were still pending at the time of going to press. Review of a number of concluded deportation cases In 2018, the Ombudsman reviewed the case files in 77 deportation cases from 2016 and 2017 which had been concluded by the police. In five of these cases, the Ombudsman’s review caused him to raise questions with the National Police. The cases were still pending at the time of going to press. The other 72 cases did not give rise to comments. Discussions In 2018, the Ombudsman had dialogue meetings with the National Police, the National Immigration Centre, and North Zealand Police, the North Zealand Immigration Centre, about the Ombudsman’s monitoring of forced deportations carried out by the police. In addition, the Ombudsman held a meeting with the Danish Refugee Council. International collaboration In 2018, legal case officers from the Ombudsman’s office participated in European confe­ rences in Finland and Greece about monitoring of forced deportations. In addition, legal case officers from the Ombudsman’s office par­ ti­ci­pated in a European course in the Czech Republic on monitoring of forced deportations. Deportations organised by other EU countries Pursuant to section 30 a(6) of the Aliens Act, the Ombudsman has the authority to monitor forced deportations organised by other EU countries, and a number of legal case officers from the Ombudsman’s office are registered with the pool of forced-return monitors of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. A legal case officer from the Ombudsman’s office was present in order to monitor the forced deportation of 43 foreign nationals by chartered plane from Germany to Russia carried out by German police in November 2018.