Page 2 of 46 Politically Motivated Killings There were no reports the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings. b. Disappearance There were no reports of disappearances by or on behalf of government authorities. c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and Other Related Abuses The constitution and law prohibited such practices. There were reports, however, of mistreatment and abuse by police and the coast guard, including against members of racial and ethnic minority groups, undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, demonstrators, and Roma. On March 11, the Ministry for Citizen Protection reported the arrest of four police officers on accusations of “torture and other offenses of human dignity” after they allegedly beat a prisoner during transit between correctional facilities. Local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and media reported cases of law enforcement authorities allegedly abusing undocumented migrants and asylum seekers during deterrence and Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023 United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor