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When he asked for asylum, the police merely responded: No - in Croatia no asylum, go back

Date & Time 2017-09-21
Location Zagreb, Croatia
Reported by No Name Kitchen
Coordinates 45.14605803, 19.16452083
Pushback from Croatia
Pushback to Serbia
Taken to a police station yes
Minors involved no
WLTI* involved no
Men involved no
Age 22 - 22
Group size 1
Countries of origin Libya
Treatment at police station or other place of detention
Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved unknown
Violence used beating (with batons/hands/other)
Police involved Croatian police

A person on the move reports being pushed-back from Zagreb to Serbia on September 21st. The respondent stated that the Croatian police caught him in the streets of Zagreb, and the police officers asked for his documents. He answered that he didn’t have any. At the police station, when he asked for asylum, he respondent states that the police merely responded “no – in Croatia no asylum, go back”. He reports being beaten twice. The first time at the police station, especially being hit in the neck, head and legs. Then, two police officers brought him to the train station at the border between Serbia and Croatia, where he reports being beaten a second time.