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Amnesty International: Spain turns blind eye to police torturing suspects

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Ah hem. Amnesty International reckons Spain is turning a blind eye to complaints about police torturing or mistreating suspects, and has failed Spain in it’s latest annual report. The report says that Spain “must do more” to investigate such complaints and says that the nation appears to have a serious structural defect in investigating such matters. It points to such evidence as the European Court of Human Rights which recently slammed Spain for not protecting Continue reading Amnesty International: Spain turns blind eye to police torturing suspects→

Spain reflects on 30 year anniversary of “The Almeria Case” – when police tortured and shot 3 innocent tourists

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Tomorrow, 10th of May, will be the 30th anniversary of one of Spain’s most notorious cases of police brutality, when three young men on holiday in Roquetas del Mar and Pechina were tortured to death by the Guardia Civil after police wrongly thought them to be wanted ETA terrorists. Luis Cobo Mier, Juan Mañas Morales & Luis Montero García were three young men who had taken a long weekend off work at their workplaces in Continue reading Spain reflects on 30 year anniversary of “The Almeria Case” – when police tortured and shot 3 innocent tourists→