Tag: Police violence
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Police was called to assist paramedics in Cologne – and then brutalized a psychiatric patient into a coma
Pedro Corona’s lawyer has evidence of brutal police violence: the victim tried to de-escalate but suffered a heart attack while restrained and pinned down with knees. “Why should I come out? Why do I have to open the door? Can…
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“Almost a point-blank shot to the chest”: A police officer in Germany shot a deaf child from 61 centimetres away
In November, a deaf twelve-year-old was seriously wounded by police gunfire in Bochum. A forensic report now undermines the officers’ claim of self-defence. Central questions remain unanswered, and the family’s rights as victims are being curtailed. The case is further…
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German trial over death of refugee Mouhamed Dramé ends with acquittals for five police defendants
After a year of trial, five police officers in Dortmund have been acquitted. The court recognised Mouhamed Dramé’s jumping up as self-defence-situation for the defendants – even though the victim was forced to do so by them. In the German…
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Mannheim officer pressures solidarity group to remain silent about fatal police violence
Ante P. died in the German city of Mannheim under the knee of a police officer, whose colleague looked on. An initiative is fighting for justice for the victim and is now being pursued by one of the officers. “Move…