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CASE #376
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: on the bridge crossing Svislach river, vulica Maksima Bahdanoviča

Identity of the victim(s): two unknown men

Identity of the perpetrator(s):

Two menwere lying on the ground, face down. They seemed to be handcuffed as their arms were tighted behind. Five policemen in a black uniform with insignia on the back, black helmets, equipped with truncheons stood right next to the victims watching them. In the background, some more policemen were present, one of them with a radio station.

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