Philippines: Officers in secret police detention cell play ‘torture roulette’ with inmates

Headline Title:  Philippines: Officers in secret police detention cell play ‘torture roulette’ with inmates 27 January 2014 The discovery of a secret torture cell in a police intelligence facility in the Philippines where officers physically abused inmates for fun in a game of “roulette” shows the authorities’ pitiful lack of control over the police force in the country, Amnesty International said today.The organization is calling on the Aquino administration to act immediately to put an end to routine torture under their watch.“For police officers to use torture ‘for fun’ is despicable.…

© Amnestie Internationale - lundi 27 janvier 2014