Probe Launched into Torture of Construction Worker at Police Station in Urfa

Detained in Urfa, D.D. was arrested after being tortured with “electric, strap, falanga” during seven days in gendarmerie station. He was tortured for three more days after being taken to police station again after the arrest. Prosecutor’s Office has launched investigation.

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Probe Launched into Torture of Construction Worker at Police Station in Urfa

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Living homeless in Mardin, construction worker D.D. was heavily tortured when he was caught by police with a fake ID that he was carrying for tobacco trafficking, and then he was arrested. Torture continued at Security Directorate where he taken to after being arrested.

D.D. told that he was subjected to “electric torture, sexual torture, strap and falanga” for seven days in Akçakale District Gendarmerie Commandership and Şehit Nusret Bey Gendarmerie Posts, and three days in Urfa Security Directorate after being arrested.

Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation upon file complaint by his lawyer Erdoğan Akdoğdu.

Urfa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued foreign plea, the case is at Akçakale Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Lawyer Akdoğdu demanded that the investigation be expanded with his second petition.

Speaking to bianet, Akdoğdu stated that the prosecutor’s Office still hasn’t deposed the police officers.

Furthermore, Akdoğdu wrote to Urfa Chamber of Medicine concerning the doctors who wrote their reports by looking at him from 20 meters away. (AS/TK)

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