MINSK, 23 July (BelTA) – Refugees who experienced brutality of Polish security forces shared their accounts of dog hunting, baton beating and rubber bullets in the Polish border area in the Inhumans documentary on Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.
A group of five refugees became victims of Polish border guards. They were captured at night, sicced dogs on and beaten with batons. After that, three young Syrians, in their 20s, were pushed back into the territory of Belarus. It is unknown what happened to the other two.
This is the story shared by a man named Saleh. The Syrian said that it is hard to believe that European military are capable of such atrocities. “I can't imagine any soldier being capable of this. Are these soldiers of Poland, soldiers of the European Union? They are even worse than military in third-world countries,” he remarked. When he was being beaten, Saleh wasn't crying. The young man was praying for it to be over.
Victims of Polish military brutality said that they scouted for refugees along the entire length of the border. Police spotted a young man named Ahmad and shot him with a rubber bullet. “I saved it to show the media what happened. Every three meters they beat me in the legs and I could not walk,” Ahmad recalled. To confirm this, the Syrian shows bruises and bullet marks on his arms and legs.
On the Belarusian side of the border, the injured men were examined and provided with necessary assistance. A criminal case was launched based on their testimony.
A group of five refugees became victims of Polish border guards. They were captured at night, sicced dogs on and beaten with batons. After that, three young Syrians, in their 20s, were pushed back into the territory of Belarus. It is unknown what happened to the other two.
This is the story shared by a man named Saleh. The Syrian said that it is hard to believe that European military are capable of such atrocities. “I can't imagine any soldier being capable of this. Are these soldiers of Poland, soldiers of the European Union? They are even worse than military in third-world countries,” he remarked. When he was being beaten, Saleh wasn't crying. The young man was praying for it to be over.
Victims of Polish military brutality said that they scouted for refugees along the entire length of the border. Police spotted a young man named Ahmad and shot him with a rubber bullet. “I saved it to show the media what happened. Every three meters they beat me in the legs and I could not walk,” Ahmad recalled. To confirm this, the Syrian shows bruises and bullet marks on his arms and legs.
On the Belarusian side of the border, the injured men were examined and provided with necessary assistance. A criminal case was launched based on their testimony.
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