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Person tortured at Maalumet
Reporter: sophie
Date of incident:
Monday, January 1, 2007
Location's classification:
Public Location
Perpetrator's Name(s) (If available):
Maalumat
Text description of location:
no specific location - only information: The Maalumat
Detailed description of violation:
“In 2007, I was placed in custody at Maalumet. As soon as I got there, they started beating me up. I was blindfolded and handcuffed. I spent 20 days in solitary confinement. On four occasions, I endured the torture of the Farrouj. I was hit non stop with an electric wire. I was left up to 36 hours without being able to use the bathroom. I stayed for a whole month wearing the same clothes! Several of my codetainees who asked to drink suffered something horrible: some Maalumet officers urinated on their face…”