A police station in the city of Salta, in Argentina, is in the eye of the hurricane after several detainees denounced that they were forced to remain naked for hours in their cells and that they were victims of torture and violence by the police officers at the station.
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According to the complaints, known by the Salta Public Prosecutor’s Office, the events occurred on May 29 at Police Station 42 in the city.
The detainees denounced that they were beaten with whips and sticks. In addition, they narrated that the police officers of said police station forced them to undress and remain that way for at least seven hours.
Other accounts indicate that the policemen forced the prisoners to put their hands in the toilets in which they had defecated or that they were subjected to a simulated execution, since they were shot with shotguns and forced to hide behind the mattresses of their cells.
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“In the complaints they also point out that while he beat them, they proceeded to destroy personal items. According to some accounts, they claim to have been forced to put their hands in the place where they defecate, or to have been subjected to simulated executions using shotguns.”, indicated the prosecution about what happened.
According to the Argentine newspaper ‘La Nación’, prisoners were treated with bruises, fractures and various other injuries. In fact, some photos released by the authorities reveal the injuries that the detainees suffered in various parts of their bodies.
Once the complaint was known, the Prosecutor’s Office captured ten policemen who would be behind the torture of the prisoners.
“Human Rights Prosecutor Gabriel González began the investigation process by ordering interviews with possible victims. He also requested the identification of the police personnel involved, the seizure of the guard book, of mobile devices, visual inspection and registration of the dependency facilities, ”the authorities indicated.
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The detained uniformed officers will be charged this Monday at a hearing after receiving complaints from the alleged victims.
The case focuses the attention of the authorities, since the detainees reported threats after making public the alleged case of police abuse of which they were victims inside the Salta police station, in Argentina.
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