174. The following presents a summary of the proceedings carried out by
the Ombudsman, whether ex officio or as a result of a complaint by a citizen, which are related to the activity of the NPM, as well as the main conclusions of these. The more detailed content of said conclusions may be
found in the 2015 Annual Report of the Spanish Ombudsman.
175. 12 complaints were received in 2015 of suspected ill treatment by
police and 45 for improper treatment.
Ill treatment by police
§395 AR 2014
Proceedings were initiated on various issues connected to possible ill
treatment by officers of the state law enforcement organisations, which are
set out further on.
176. Following the suicide of a detainee in the prison unit of the Sant
Joan de Déu de Manresa Hospital, a Recommendation was put forward to
the Government of Catalonia that it modify the criteria by which police staff
who fail to comply with the operational guidelines set for the police by the
Catalan Government, with regard to permanent visual contact with the detainee, are not held responsible. This Recommendation was partially accepted, such that the operational guidelines on the detention process will
be reviewed in order to strengthen the security of detainees whilst they are
under police custody.
Self-harm and suicides
§82 AR 2014
A Recommendation was made to the Secretary of State for Security that
Instruction 12/2007 be amended to introduce a section compiling the rules
and guidelines that must be followed by members of the state law enforcement organisations charged with the custody of detainees, in order to minimise the risks of suicidal behaviour. This has been accepted and is
reflected in SES Instruction 12/2015.
177. Various complaints related to specific cases of ill treatment were
processed, of which the following stand out.
178. An investigation was carried out into a case of assault by CNP
officers in Móstoles of a citizen for using their mobile device to record
a dangerous manoeuvre made by a police vehicle involving said officers.
Following their investigation, the Local Police Station in Móstoles concluded that the opening of a disciplinary action was not justified, as well
as that the person affected had shown themselves to be very aggressive
during the period of detention and that four officers were required in or-
CNP assault, Móstoles
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