The group included a minor, who was beaten the same as the rest of the men

Date & Time 2017-01-10

Location Vincovci, Croatia

Reported by Rigardu

Coordinates 45.15055078, 19.16901769

Pushback from Croatia

Pushback to Serbia

Taken to a police station unknown

Minors involved yes

WLTI* involved no

Men involved no

Age 15 - 26

Group size 4

Countries of origin Afghanistan

Treatment at police station or other place of detention

Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved 4

Violence used beating (with batons/hands/other), kicking, insulting, destruction of personal belongings

Police involved 3-4 Croatian border police officers in uniforms, male

On 1 October, 2017, around 8 pm, 4 people from Afghanistan who had crossed the border to Croatia by walking from Šid, Serbia, and were apprehended by 3 police officers near Vincovci, Croatia. The police asked for their nationality (no ages asked or pictures taken) and called 4-5 other police officers to transport the men to the border, to the pushback spot, where 3-4 Croatian border police officers were waiting for them.

At this location the border police officers assaulted them, beating them with batons (long black with handrest) and fists, and kicking them, on all parts of their body.

The border police searched the men and broke the screens of four phones, no belongings were confiscated. All the police officers took part in the beating. One person had their glasses broken. The group included a minor, whom was beaten the same as the rest of the men.

After that the men ran to the Serbian side and walked back to Šid.