Assault report not given despite proof of torture  

2021-05-17 11:05:45


	 

	BATMAN - 15- year-old V.S who was battered by the police and city guards was not given an assault report altough there was CCTV camera footage of the battery. V.S went to a private hospital after being released, to get an assault report.

	 

	15-year-old V.S. who was beaten by the city guards and the police for violating the lock down measures, was released after he gave his statement. Accused of resisting a police officer, V.S was not given an assault report at the Batman Research and Training Hospital even though there is footage of him being beaten. 

	 

	Not being able to get an assault report at the hospital, V.S was taken to a private hospital by his parents  after he was released. The assault report reads, "Abrasion (tear) wound in the frontal area (forehead). Bruises and rash at his nose and neck. Edema at the back of the head, swelling and rash. Abrasion in the right knee, edema at the right wrist."

	 

	HE WAS SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE

	 

	Speaking about the situation of his son who was subjected to the violence of the police and the guards, the father Salih Solmaz stated that his son went out to buy some bread, and said: "My son told his mother he was hungry so we sent him to the grocery store to buy some bread. He saw there was a fight at the park. He is just 15. He is a child. He went there to look at the fight. That's when the police officers and guards went there and pepper spreyed him. We heard his scream and ran out. The other people who had a fight had run. They were beating my son. I tried to stop them. I told that he was my son. They walked up to me and insulted me.

	 

	Explaining that according to the medical report given by the state hospital his son was not beaten, Solmaz said: "He had bruises all over his body. We took him to a private hospital. They gave us the assault report. And never mind the report, there is a CCTV footage of the battery too." 

	 

	Stating that he will take legal action against the police and the guards who beat his son, Solmaz said those who subjected his son to violence must be held to account and they will continue to hurt people for no reason if they are not held accountable.