Turkish officers who tortured Syrian refugees get life sentences

Four border guards of Turkey were handed life sentences on June 26th for torturing nine migrants from Syria, in which two died from their injuries, The New Arab reported.

On March 11th 2023, Turkey’s border police arrested the nine Syrians who were trying to cross the Turkish border into Hatay province.

The survivors as well as a number of Turkish police officers have said that the migrants were later attacked by officers with sticks and iron rods. The officers then urinated on the migrants eyes and made them drink diesel. The ordeal lasted for roughly two and a half hours, according to reports in Turkish media.

The New Arab