Case involving Benfica fans moves on more than a decade later | OneFootball

The case of the assaults on two Benfica supporters, recorded in May 2015 near the D. Afonso Henriques Stadium, has seen a new chapter. Filipe Silva, the PSP officer involved in the incident, will serve a 200-day suspension, after the North Central Administrative Court confirmed the disciplinary sanction imposed.

The events took place after a Vitória SC - Benfica match — which sees the future being decided — a game that confirmed the Reds’ national title win. The images captured at the time showed assaults on a father, then aged 73, and his 42-year-old son, in front of family members who were present at the scene.

In addition to the disciplinary proceedings, the officer had already been convicted in criminal court and sentenced to three and a half years in prison, suspended. The conviction resulted from the assaults, as well as crimes related to document forgery and misconduct in office, after he presented a version of events contradicted by the existing footage.

The disciplinary proceedings were conducted by the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration (IGAI), culminating in a suspension signed by the then Minister of Internal Administration, Constança Urbano de Sousa. The officer appealed the decision, but the administrative courts ultimately upheld the punishment.

In the reasoning behind the decision, the judges described the assaults as "unwarranted", also stressing that "nothing justifies the conduct" of the PSP officer, both with regard to the assaults and to the information later provided in the incident report.

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