Bokoum Salif, a driver in Dedougou, died after being arrested and detained by the local gendarmerie. Bokoum was accused of stealing a computer at the house of the head of the local gendarmerie. Relatives who visited him before his death stated that he presented signs of torture.
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Local Gendarmerie Tortures Driver to Death
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Date of OccurrenceApril 6, 2016
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State/CountryBurkina
Details
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Date of Occurrence
2016-04-06
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State/Country
Burkina
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Perpetrator
National Gendarmerie
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Legal Foundation
Article 2 of the Burkinafaso Constitution
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