Syrian police investigator will face prosecution after detainee with hemophilia dies
Medical experts said the 29-year-old died of a cerebral hemorrhage after an interrogator slapped him despite warnings about his hemophilia.
- A Syrian police investigator will face prosecution for slapping a detainee with hemophilia during interrogation, officials said Thursday.
- Syria's Interior Ministry launched an investigation into Mohammad Ghamira's death and announced initial findings Thursday.
- Ghamira died in a Latakia hospital Sunday after his release from jail.
- Family members warned police about Ghamira's hemophilia and cautioned against hitting him, but investigators found he was slapped anyway.
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Independent EspañolDAMASCO, Syria (AP) — A police investigator who slapped a man during an interrogation despite being warned that he had hemophilia will face judicial proceedings, officials from Syria reported on Thursday.
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Syrian police investigator will face prosecution after detainee with hemophilia dies
An official probe in Syria's Latakia province has found that a police investigator slapped a young man with hemophilia during interrogation, despite warnings about his medical condition.
Damascus: On Thursday, the Syrian Ministry of the Interior announced that a police investigator had been referred to the Public Prosecutor ' s Office for slapping the young man Muhammad Ghamira on his neck during his detention in Al-Hafah in Ladhiqiyah governorate, prior to his subsequent death, during a press conference convened by an investigation committee set up by the Ministry under the chairmanship of the Assistant Minister of the Int…
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