Alleged victim(s)
Date of
arrest
Alleged
perpetrators
Charge
Description of treatment and/or injuries
Access to
a lawyer
Ahmet Fazil
Tamer
19 Apr. 1994
Gayrettepe
Security
Directorate,
Istanbul
Political
“Palestinian hanging”; squeezing of
testicles; spraying with cold pressurized
water; beatings.
Police forged
signature on the
confession as he
could not move his
arms as a result of
the suspension.
Public Prosecutor
used his fingerprint
as victim could not
use his arms. Still
on remand in
Bayrampasa
prison, and
proceedings
ongoing to prove
that the signature
on the statement
was not his.
32.
Emine Babacors,
Nehir Bagdur,
both 13 years old
8 Jan. 1998
Manisa Security
Directorate
Theft
Beatings; sexual harassment with hands
and truncheons; threats of rape; insults.
33.
Hamit Dogan
19 Jan. 1998
Izmir police
officers
Attempt to
force him to be
an informer
Blindfolded and handcuffed and taken to
unknown building; electric shocks to
genitals and toes; suspension.
34.
Mehmet Sahin
Karakaya
21 Jan. 1998
Kucukcekmece
Security
Directorate,
Istanbul
Robbery
Stripped naked; falaka; threats. Medical
certificate reported unable to work for
3 days.
Not
known
35.
Ali Kartal, deaf
and dumb
Apr. 1998
Police from
Bozyaka station,
Izmir
Political
Electric shocks; beatings resulting in
two broken teeth; threats.
Not
known
Not
known
Complaint lodged
with public
prosecutor. Result
unknown.
Official complaint
made. Result
unknown.
Official complaint
lodged against
police officers.
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