I am posting Habtamu' Ayalew's " torture package " claim as is for a comment !
Posted: 23 Aug 2023, 02:37
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habtamu_Ayalew_Teshome
Torture during imprisonment( Habtamu Ayalew);
Habtamu's torture and ill-treatment exposed him to Grade 3 hemorrhoids.[2] Human rights organizations reported that the harsh prison conditions and abusing techniques at the ″notorious″ Maekelawi torture chambers[24] involved hanging, beating, tying prisoners in a stress position, electric shocks, prolonged physical exercises, and detaining people shackled in solitary confinement.[25][26][16][27] Additional techniques included hanging a bottle of water to a prisoner's [ deleted ], pulling nails, exposure to cold, nudity, and being subjected to ethnic and other forms of slurs.[28] Detainees were coerced to confess and sign incriminating evidence.[10][29][30]
Habtamu got detained in one of the darkest, overcrowded, and terribly confined Maekelawi cells, which is also known as cell No. 7 (the Tawla bet), that he shared with other detainees. Mattresses were often wet due to sewerage flooding. Detainees were generally brought out to access the toilet twice a day around 6 am and 6 pm, for a total of a shared 10 minutes access time.[10] Habtamu revealed that, on top of such restrictions, he was singled out and denied access to the toilet.[2] One of the interrogation techniques applied to him included stabbing his head with an object that induced cold sensations and placed him in a suggestible mental state.[28]
Habtamu told the VOA that prison authorities rejected the court orders, to allow Habtamu access medical treatment due to his deteriorating health conditions. There were also instances when his health reports were confiscated.[28] The New York Times reported that Habtamu was denied communication with lawyers and his family when he missed the meetings organized by prison monitors. The report also pointed out that he was repeatedly beaten, mentally tortured, and held in solitary confinement for months. Prison officers also told him, ″We are the police, we are the prosecutor, we are the judge,″ and ″We are everywhere.″[27]
Torture during imprisonment( Habtamu Ayalew);
Habtamu's torture and ill-treatment exposed him to Grade 3 hemorrhoids.[2] Human rights organizations reported that the harsh prison conditions and abusing techniques at the ″notorious″ Maekelawi torture chambers[24] involved hanging, beating, tying prisoners in a stress position, electric shocks, prolonged physical exercises, and detaining people shackled in solitary confinement.[25][26][16][27] Additional techniques included hanging a bottle of water to a prisoner's [ deleted ], pulling nails, exposure to cold, nudity, and being subjected to ethnic and other forms of slurs.[28] Detainees were coerced to confess and sign incriminating evidence.[10][29][30]
Habtamu got detained in one of the darkest, overcrowded, and terribly confined Maekelawi cells, which is also known as cell No. 7 (the Tawla bet), that he shared with other detainees. Mattresses were often wet due to sewerage flooding. Detainees were generally brought out to access the toilet twice a day around 6 am and 6 pm, for a total of a shared 10 minutes access time.[10] Habtamu revealed that, on top of such restrictions, he was singled out and denied access to the toilet.[2] One of the interrogation techniques applied to him included stabbing his head with an object that induced cold sensations and placed him in a suggestible mental state.[28]
Habtamu told the VOA that prison authorities rejected the court orders, to allow Habtamu access medical treatment due to his deteriorating health conditions. There were also instances when his health reports were confiscated.[28] The New York Times reported that Habtamu was denied communication with lawyers and his family when he missed the meetings organized by prison monitors. The report also pointed out that he was repeatedly beaten, mentally tortured, and held in solitary confinement for months. Prison officers also told him, ″We are the police, we are the prosecutor, we are the judge,″ and ″We are everywhere.″[27]