26 police employees who ensure the guard, detention and escort of persons in police custody have been trained on the principles on the use of force and special means during a 2-day online training organised by the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova”.
The participants updated their knowledge on the European Court of Human Rights standards and case-law related to the limits of the use of force, special means and firearms. During the event, the participants also discussed with the Council of Europe experts the applicability of principles governing the use of force and special means in the areas within which the police employees work, namely custody, detention, escort.
Examples of good practice and case studies were part of the training in which the participants could assess concrete situations and apply the principles on the limits of use of physical force, special means and firearms in police activity. A special focus was placed on the special protection of vulnerable detainees, their identification and measures that should be taken to protect their rights in police custody.
The training discussions were facilitated by the Council of Europe consultants, Mr Paul Mageean and Mr Victor Zaharia.
The training took place within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the human rights compliant criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova”, which is part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova for 2021-2024.
