Senior Turkish military officers held after failed coup 'raped with a truncheon' by police officers

[uawchild]

Source: International Business Times - UK

Amnesty International says it has gathered credible evidence of detainees in Turkey who are subjected to beatings, torture and rape since the attempted coup earlier this month. The rights group interviewed over 10 lawyers in Ankara and Istanbul about the treatment of their clients who included judges, prosecutors, police, military and civil servants.

"It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held," said Amnesty's Europe director John Dalhuisen in a statement.

Two lawyers working in Ankara on behalf of detainees told Amnesty International that they saw senior military officers in detention being raped with a truncheon or fingers by police officers. The worst treatment in detention seems to be reserved for high-ranking military officers.

A person on duty at the Ankara police headquarters sports hall saw one detainee with severe wounds denied medical treatment. The police doctor on duty was heard saying: "Let him die. We will say he came to us dead."

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/senior-turkish-military-officers-held-after-failed-coup-raped-truncheon-by-police-officers-1572247

[geek tragedy]

1. not much has changed since the Ottoman days nt

[MariaThinks]

2. horrifying

[citood]

3. NATO allie

[jakeXT]

17. learning from the best

[TheDebbieDee]

4. What the hell is a truncheon?

[uawchild]

5. Truncheon

trun·cheon
ˈtrən(t)SHən/
nounBRITISH
a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.
a staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority.

[NWCorona]

6. A Billy club or night stick

[Ellipsis]

7. billyclub

[TheDebbieDee]

11. I get it - they're Abner Louima-ing the coup suspects....

[6chars]

8. quite a quick fall

[CanonRay]

9. I'm reminded of the movie "Turkish Express"

apparently things haven't change a whole lot.

[Demonaut]

12. Midnight Express

[Feeling the Bern]

13. Midnight Express.

Tigers never change their stripes. . .they just hide their misdeeds better. Erdogan doesn't care if he is caught doing this shit. He has God on his side. And he knows he owns Turkey completely now.

[CanonRay]

16. Yup, brain fart!

[IronLionZion]

10. What the hell?

No wonder people over there tried to overthrow the regime. They are barbaric.

NATO allies should have higher standards for human rights.

[Skittles]

14. men are so fucking weird

[David__77]

15. I was regretful that the coup didn't succeed.

I don't know the motivation of those who attempted to seize control. I do imagine that they would have been better than the status quo.

[Yupster]

18. In my opinion it was a last stand for the idea of a secular Turkish government

I believe it will now drift toward an Islamic State.

The educated class will start leaving in greater numbers. Kind of an Islamic Chavez.