‘GIVE ANSWERS ON VIOLENCE PROBES’

Human rights group wants govt to clarify state of investigations

By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net

HUMAN Rights Bahamas is urging the government to be more forthright about the status of investigations into alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers.

“HRB is calling upon Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe and Minister of Immigration Keith Bell to report to the nation on the progress of investigations into allegations of official violence against officers who fall within their purview,” the organisation said in a statement yesterday.

“Over the last several months, a number of highly concerning claims of brutality by members of the armed forces have been made public. These include two Haitian barbers allegedly beaten by immigration officers; children in Bimini allegedly beaten by police; and a man hospitalised after being beaten and suffocated in police custody.”

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