Seven days after torturing, humiliating and killing him, the Turkish gendarmes, hands over the body of a young man from Derik’s countryside to his family.

Seven days after torturing, humiliating and killing him, the Turkish gendarmes, hands over the body of a young man from Derik’s countryside to his family.

The people of the village of Ein al-Khadra had buried the young man, “Hamoud al-Khalaf al-Ali” on Tuesday, 8/8/2017 after receiving his body from the Turkish gendarmes.

Dilgash Resoul an activist in the Center for Human Rights branch in Derik reported to Welat FM that, on the request of the victim’s family, we rushed ,on Monday, to retrieve the body but the heavy firing from the Turkish side prevented us from getting to the place and bring the body. Where the body was lying out 2 km from the border, between the two villages of Ein-Dewar and Habib al-Hawa.”

The activist added : “We were finally able to bring the body at 5 am which was taken to the hospital and examined by the forensic doctor who confirmed that the death occurred seven days ago as a result of electric shock.”

Dr. JamalJunbali, head of Derik hospital , said to Welat FM: “The body examination revealed that death was seven days ago in which the victim was beaten to death, especially on the back of his head. There were no gunshot residue on the body but as a result of staying several days bare chest under high temperatures, the body has burned, mutilated and completely decomposed.

The official of Human Rights center in Derik also confirmed that : ” signs of torture,beating and assault are clear on the body, and it is clear that he was humiliated by taking off his clothes”. All this was against a person who was to return to his village, where he had been working in a restaurant in Turkey since five months, said the official.

Translated by: Hevin Osman

Welat FM