It was in May last year that a patrol car observed a youth gang at a place where drug dealing had previously occurred. As the police approached the group, the youths ran from the scene. The 16-year-old was later found in an adjacent residential area and, according to the police, he behaved bluntly and nervously and had red-eyed eyes, so he had to accompany him to the police station for control.

No drugs were found and no drugs were detected in the boy's blood and urine.

Offensive treatment

An JO report was made regarding the police's incorrect and abusive treatment of a minor suspect and an investigation into the police's intervention against the boy was initiated.

According to the boy, the police must have acted unprovoked verbally and abusively verbally, prevented him from calling his parents, used physical violence without reason and forced him to do an internal check.

The information is contradicted by the police involved, who say that the intervention went quietly without any physical violence. Internal control or verbal calls should not have occurred. The 16-year-old's parents must have been contacted while sampling was taking place at the police station.

Admits shortcomings

The police authority admits that, in an ex-post investigation, it is doubtful whether the boy's behavior alone was sufficiently concrete to conclude that he could be suspected of drug offenses. There is also no written documentation that the body visit was performed, which is a shortcoming.

The police had decided from prosecutors to conduct a body visit on the boy, that is to say, examine 16-year-old clothes. However, the current measure may be regarded as a body examination, which is regarded as inadequate.