Amnesty International: Detainees Tortured And Raped After Turkish Coup

Amnesty International says it has ‘credible evidence’ of detainees in Turkey being subjected to beatings, torture and rape in the aftermath of the attempted military coup of July 15. More than 10,000 people have been detained including judges, prosecutors, police, military and civil servants, according to the human rights group. A group of 10 lawyers from Ankara and Istanbul representing detainees were interviewed by Amnesty International about the plight of their clients. International Business Times reports: “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.” Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim [...]