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One of the people sustained a swollen calf as a result of the beating

Date & Time 2018-06-02
Location Tovarnik, Croatia
Reported by No Name Kitchen
Coordinates 45.147575, 19.164551
Pushback from Croatia
Pushback to Serbia
Taken to a police station unknown
Minors involved no
WLTI* involved no
Men involved no
Age unknown
Group size 3
Countries of origin Afghanistan
Treatment at police station or other place of detention
Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved unknown
Violence used beating (with batons/hands/other), exposure to air condition and extreme temperature during car ride
Police involved Croatian police officers

On February 6th. 2018, at 2am, 3 people from Afghanistan crossed to Croatia and were arrested by the police while walking on the side of a road. They were put into a van, where the cold air conditioning was activated for 3 hours.

They were deported at Tovarnik’s railtracks, at the deportation point they were beaten. One of the people sustained a swollen calf as a result of the beating.