Update: police sentenced for harassment of lesbian policewoman

On Tuesday, former police officer Sonia Vivas received good news – confirmation that the Supreme Court had sentenced two police officers responsible for the ongoing harassment she suffered for twelve years in the local police in Palma de Mallorca for being a lesbian. They had also seriously tried to harm her reputation and career, alleging that Vivas had tried to attack a detainee, for which she could have been jailed despite her innocence.

The Supreme Court confirmed the prison sentences of three years and five months for Rafael Puigrós  for the crimes of coercion, false report and false testimony; and 15 months for  Alberto Juan Llanerasfor the crime of coercion. It has been proven that Puigrós devised a serious false complaint, accusing Sonia Vivas of mistreating a detainee. This occurred after she spoke on a radio program about the harassment she had suffered for being lesbian.
(Translated)

Former police officer Sonia Vivas received good news on Tuesday: the confirmation by the Supreme Court of the convictions of the two policemen responsible for the harassment she suffered for twelve years in the Local Police of Palma de Mallorca for being a lesbian. They also seriously tried to harm her, inventing that Vivas had tried to attack a detainee; a fact for which he could have ended up in jail innocent.

The Supreme Court confirms the prison sentences of three years and five months for Rafael Puigrós for the crimes of coercion, false report and false testimony; and 15 months for Alberto Juan Llaneras for a crime of coercion. It has been proven that Puigrós devised a false complaint that put Sonia Vivas in serious trouble, accusing her of mistreating a detainee. It was after she recounted on a radio program the harassment she suffered for being a lesbian.
(Original)

Continue reading at: https://www.publico.es/politica/infierno-relato-sonia-vivas-juicio-policias-insultos-ataques-vivienda-colectivo-trans.html (Source)

Original article:  January 2019: Mallorca, Spain: lesbian speaks out against harassment and violence from police colleagues

Interview: https://www.publico.es/publico-tv/publico-al-dia/programa/934637/la-republica-feminista-de-sonia-vivas-2-0-la-lesbofobia

One response to “Update: police sentenced for harassment of lesbian policewoman

  1. Pingback: Mallorca, Spain: lesbian speaks out against harassment and violence from police colleagues | Listening to Lesbians

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