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CASE #272
Date
23 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: nighttime

Place/Location: in front of a flower store "Million alikh rose"at vulica Niamiha 2A

Identity of the victim(s): unknown

Identity of the perpetrator(s): unknown

Arrest of two male civilians. One of the victims was tackled to the ground and pulled hard by the arm by a police officer who was then joined by another to assist with the detention. A few steps away, the other victim was also tackled to the ground by another police officer. Other officers approached the scene. The officers took the victims into custody. Although the victims did not resist arrest, the police pressed their heads to the ground.

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