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A Desperate Cry from a Police Car Exposes Turkey's Descent into State-Sanctioned Torture

A Desperate Cry from a Police Car Exposes Turkey’s Descent into State-Sanctioned Torture

News EditorBy News EditorOctober 9, 2016 Turkey Reports 3 Mins Read

A harrowing scene captured on video in Manisa has exposed the grim reality festering within Turkey’s detention centers, confirming the worst fears of human rights advocates. While being forced into a police vehicle after a medical checkup, an arrested man turned to his relatives and screamed a desperate plea that pierces the government’s wall of denial: “Political [prisoners] are being subjected to torture!”

This is not a mere allegation; it is a cry for help from a citizen in the state’s custody, and it serves as stark, living proof of a rapidly deteriorating human rights crisis. This incident gives a human face to the alarming findings now being documented by international watchdog organizations, which point to a systematic and widespread use of torture against those deemed opponents of the state.

The man’s desperate shout corroborates recent, urgent warnings from the global community. Amnesty International, in a chilling report following the declaration of a state of emergency, documented “credible evidence that detainees in Turkey are beaten, tortured and on some occasions raped in official and unofficial detention centers across the country.” The report details horrific practices, including holding detainees in agonizing stress positions, denial of food, water, and medical care, and subjecting them to severe physical and sexual assault.

These findings are not isolated. The initial reactions from groups like Human Rights Watch likewise point to a terrifying “rise in allegations of torture, mistreatment and cruel and inhuman or degrading treatment in police custody and prison.” It is clear that a widespread and systematic policy of abuse is being implemented under the cover of the emergency decrees, creating a pervasive culture of impunity for the perpetrators.

This culture of official impunity is being openly championed at the highest levels of government. In a statement that effectively suspends the rule of law, Mehmet Metiner, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and head of the parliamentary prisons subcommittee, declared that there would be no investigations into claims of torture against political opponents. “I have nothing to do with the blows and kicks they got during apprehension,” Metiner brazenly stated. “If I were there I would have done the same. I would have done much more.”

When a lawmaker tasked with overseeing prisons publicly condones and even encourages violence, he sends an unmistakable message to every security officer in the country: you are free to act outside the law. This declaration is a green light for torture, abandoning a fundamental principle of human rights and the Turkish constitution itself.

The man shouting from the police car is the direct consequence of that green light. His voice represents the thousands of political prisoners—journalists arrested for their reporting, academics prosecuted for signing peace petitions, and ordinary citizens detained for social media posts—who are being systematically targeted. They are being held not just in defiance of their right to a fair trial, but in violation of their most basic right to human dignity.

What is happening in the dark cells of Turkey’s prisons is a profound stain on the conscience of the nation. It is the terrifying path of a regime that has chosen to abandon the rule of law for political revenge. That desperate cry from a police car must be heard. It is a testament to an unspeakable, unfolding reality and a demand for accountability that cannot be ignored.

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