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.
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