MONITORING ACTIVITIES FORCED DEPORTATIONS 91 Comments The forced deportation was part of a so-called FRONTEX deportation from Madrid to Lagos. The United Kingdom was in charge of the FRONTEX deportation, assisted by Spanish authorities. The flight from Denmark to Madrid was organised in cooperation with Swedish police, who chartered a plane for the occasion. British healthcare staff were present during the flight to Lagos for the sake of the foreign nationals’ health and safety. The healthcare staff’s assistance was not required during the flight. The forced deportation was only partly monitored by an Ombudsman employee, namely from the time when the police picked up the foreign national until boarding at the airport. The police took forcible measures in the form of immobilisation and use of plastic strips, a restraint belt and a soft helmet. The use of force was necessary due to the foreign national’s aggressive and self-destructive behaviour. The forcible measures were proportional to the situation and only lasted as long as necessary. 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’ health and safety. In connection with the deportation, the medical doctor checked on two of the foreign nationals. The police took forcible measures towards six foreign nationals, in the form of immobilisation and use of restraint belts. In one case, the police also used plastric strips and a soft helmet. The forcible measures were necessary due to the foreign nationals’ behaviour. One of the deportations was aborted upon arrival at Kabul because the Afghan authorities refused one of the foreign nationals entry into Afghanistan. The forced deportation was only partly monitored by an Ombudsman employee, namely from the time when the police picked up the foreign national until boarding at the airport. The forced deportation was only partly monitored by an Ombudsman employee, namely from the time when the police picked up the foreign national until boarding at the airport. The forced deportees were a family consisting of a woman and a man and their four underage children. In addition to an interpreter, a medical doctor and a nurse were present for the sake of the foreign nationals’ health and safety. The medical doctor checked on the man in connection with the deportation. The police took forcible measures towards the woman, the man and their 13-year-old son in the form of immobilisation. The forcible measures were necessary due to the foreign nationals’ behaviour. The forced deportee was an adult man. Upon presentation of the deportee’s documents, the Egyptian authorities granted him entry into Egypt. Continued next page