Four villagers tortured for allegedly attacking the District Police Department of Gevaş, in the eastern Van Province of Turkey, are released. The governorship of Van had made a false statement claiming that the villagers had admitted the accusations.
Four villagers who had been detained while gathering mushrooms in the Gevaş town in the eastern Anatolia for allegedly attacking the District Police Department of the town are released. The villagers had been tortured for ‘admitting their crimes’ according to the Van governorship.
According to Demokrathaber.org, the four villagers were released by the court today (June 14, 2017).
A lawmaker member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the president of the Human Rights Commission of the National Assembly claimed on Twitter that he would file a criminal complaint on behalf of the Commission.
