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    Gendarmes Club Suspect To Death While Trying To Extract Confession

    • Date of Occurrence
      July 11, 2017
    • State/Country
      Port-Novo, Benin Republic
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    Five gendarmes (a sergeant chief and four cadets) clubbed to death a suspect to extract a confession. The suspect was arrested in the village of Akpro-Misserete, in the southeast, on suspicion he stole a motorbike. An investigation of the National Gendarmerie determined that the gendarmes used torture to force the suspect’s confession.

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    An investigation of the National Gendarmerie determined that the gendarmes used torture to force the suspect’s confession. The court judgment stated, “No one shall be subjected to torture, punishments or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatments.” No further judicial action was taken. Unspecified disciplinary action, however, was taken against the sergeant chief and the four cadets.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2017-07-11

    • State/Country

      Port-Novo, Benin Republic

    • Perpetrator

      National Gendarmerie

    • Legal Foundation

      Article 18 of the Constitution of the Republic of Benin

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    • Benin Republic
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Right to Dignity
    • Right to Life
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
    Mode of Attacks
    • Physical Attacks
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