19 year-old alleges torture in police custody
14 Oct 2010, 7:08 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A 19 year-old has alleged that he was arbitrarily arrested near his home on Monday night and tortured in police custody.
Ali Shuaib, 19, showed Minivan News bruises and swelling on his leg, hand and nose.
“Police arrested me while I was waiting near my house to have a chat with my friend,’’ he explained. “While waiting there, before the police squad arrived, we saw a group of people fleeing; we did not knew what was going on and we did not pay much attention.’’
Shuaib claimed a squad of police officers arrived after a short while and told him not to move.
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