The Czech Inspector-General of the Security Forces (Generální inspekce bezpečnostních sborů - GIBS) does not at this time see the behavior of the police officers who intervened against Romani community member Stanislav Tomáš in Teplice on Saturday as rising to the level of a crime. The officers used force against the 46-year-old and handcuffed him while he was prone on the ground, immobilizing him by kneeling on his neck, among other things.
Mr Tomáš died after the police intervention.. According to the preliminary results of an autopsy, police say he died of a drug overdose.
The arrest was preceded by disorderly contact for which the police were called to the scene. They found Mr Tomáš already lying on the ground, and when police approached him, they say he responded by biting and scratching them.
The officers used force to restrain and handcuff Mr Tomáš while he was prone on the ground. The restraint involved kneeling on him.
