Two Police Officers Suspended under Torture Allegations

Mersin governor Aksoy suspended 2 police officers because of exposing violence to 2 brothers in the Republic Police Office. Ministerial inspectors are required to investigate. Footage of the incident shows police officers still kicking and beating the brothers after they fell down to the floor.

Erol Önderoğlu

Two Police Officers Suspended under Torture Allegations

The 2 brothers Yilmaz K. (28) and Ali Hıdır K. (24) filed a criminal complaint at the Mersin Public Prosecutor's Office against several police offers because of exposure of violence in the Republic Police Headquarters. The brothers had been arrested under allegations of driving a dangerous vehicle and possessing a weapon without licence on 15 August this year.

Hüseyin Aksoy, governor of the city of Mersin, announced that he suspended the 2 police officers accused of harassment from office and that he requested inspectors from the Ministry of the Interior.

Kicking and beating people lying on the floor

Footage of the incident broadcasted in the media shows several police officers attacking the 2 brothers by kicking and beating them in the corridor of the police station. The video reveals that the police officers continued the assault after the brothers had collapsed on the floor.

Governor Aksoy announced that Yılmaz and Ali Hıdır K. did not hand in a petition concerning the Governorship and the Chief Police Department. Aksoy underlined, "We follow the matter up. As the Mersin Governorship we are sensitive about human rights. We examine the subject to the smallest detail. If there is an element of crime, we will do what is necessary". (EÖ/VK)

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Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.