A Belgian court has ruled that guards cannot conduct body cavity searches on 6 defendants on trial for their participation in the 2016 terror attacks in Brussels.
The below article from the French-language Belgian daily, La Libre, is translated by Fousesquawk.
Summary Court prohibits (anal cavity body searches) imposed on defendants in the March 22, 2016 attacks.
Accused received partial relief
J La- Journalist- Police and Justice
Posted 12-29-22 at 13:25-Updated 12-29-22 at 13:56
Caption: Police escort the accused before the Criminal Court
The summary court on Thursday ordered the Belgian state to end its systematic practice of (anal cavity body searches) imposed on the defendants being tried before the Brussels Criminal Court for their alleged participation in the March 22, 2016 attacks.
This practice, imposed during the transfers between Haren Prison and the Palace of Justice, where the Criminal Court sits, is aimed at checking that the prisoners have nothing hidden in their anus.
Thus, in its ruling, issued Thursday, the tribunal partially granted the requests of 6 of the 7 accused prisoners, Mohamed Abrini, Sofien Ayari, Salah Abdeslam, Ali El Haddad Asufi, Bilal El Makhoukhi et Hervé Bayingana Muhirwa. Osama Krayem did not join in the petition.
For the tribunal, this systematic body cavity search seemed to constitute inhuman and degrading treatment prohibited by the European Convention on Human Rights.
The tribunal is giving the Belgian state 8 days to end this practice, under penalty of a fine of 1,000 euros for each violation with a maximum of 50,000 per petitioner.
No comments:
Post a Comment