monitoring activities FORCED deportations 95 Comments The police took forcible measures in the form of immobilisation and use of a restraint belt. The use of force was necessary due to the foreign national’s violent behaviour. The forcible measures were proportional to the situation and only lasted as long as necessary. The forced deportees were two married couples and the adult son of one of the couples. The forced deportation was a so-called chartered flight, where the police had chartered a plane for the occasion. In addition to an interpreter, a medical doctor was present for the sake of the foreign nationals’ safety. The medical doctor’s ­assistance was not required. The atmosphere was calm and relaxed and the parents took care of the children present. The police took forcible measures in the form of immobilisation and use of a restraint belt and plastic strips. The use of force was necessary due to the foreign national’s fierce behaviour. The deportation was aborted by the captain due to the foreign national’s fierce behaviour. The forced deportation was a so-called chartered flight, where the police had chartered a plane for the occasion. In addition to an interpreter, a medical doctor was present for the sake of the foreign nationals’ safety. The medical doctor’s ­assistance was not required. The atmosphere was calm and relaxed and the parents took care of the children present. The police took forcible measures in the form of immobilisation and use of a restraint belt, plastic strips and a soft helmet. The use of force was necessary due to the foreign national’s fierce and violent behaviour. The police aborted the deportation prior to boarding after having received a request from the UN Human Rights Committee to abort the deportation. The forced deportee was an adult man. Upon presentation of the deportee’s documents, the Iranian authorities granted him entry into Iran. The man was received by his mother at the airport. The forced deportation was a so-called chartered flight, where the police had chartered a plane for the occasion. In addition to an interpreter, a medical doctor was present for the sake of the foreign nationals’ safety. The medical doctor’s assistance was not required. The police took forcible measures towards three foreign nationals in the form of immobilisation and use of plastic strips and restraint belts. All forcible measures were necessary due to the foreign nationals’ behaviour. The forced deportation was only partly monitored by an Ombudsman employee since monitoring only covered the time from when the police picked up the foreign national until boarding at the airport. The forced deportation was only partly monitored by an Ombudsman employee since monitoring only covered the time from when the police picked up the foreign national until boarding at the airport. Continued next page