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Does Denmark let police officers walk free when they use violence? The European Court of Human Rights will now take a look.

Three seconds of video from an arrest on Samsø draws international attention

In legal circles, the saying is that the European Court of Human Rights takes on one case out of 1,000. A case about police violence on Samsø has made it through the eye of the needle.
In legal circles, the saying is that the European Court of Human Rights takes on one case out of 1,000. A case about police violence on Samsø has made it through the eye of the needle.
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’Thomas’ fik både skrammer og blå mærker i ansigtet, efter at en betjent hamrede hans hovedet ned i kølerhjelmen af en bil under en anholdelse, der blev optaget på video.

Nu kan anholdelsen, der fandt sted på Samsø Festival i 2024, komme til at ændre hele politiklagesystemet, vurderer en ekspert.

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