New footage shows police violence in Amed
After footage of police violence last weekend in the Amed (Diyarbakir), new footage from the city shows state forces resort to violence in the middle of a street in the central Yenişehir district.
After footage of police violence last weekend in the Amed (Diyarbakir), new footage from the city shows state forces resort to violence in the middle of a street in the central Yenişehir district.
Last weekend, video footage emerged, showing how a city resident named Emre Elaltunterin was subjected to violence by the Turkish police during an identity check in the Kaynartepe neighbourhood of Amed's central Bağlar district.
New footage from the city shows police violence in the Yenişehir district. The footage taken on December 30 shows a team of policemen and nightmen using violence against a person during an identity check in the middle of a street in the Yenişehir district.
Videos taken by residents of the district show how state forces kick and slap the person in question.
Videos show policemen bringing down the citizen to the ground violently, handcuffing him. It is reported that those who reacted to the police violence were also subjected to it.