{"id":189,"date":"2017-02-06T23:42:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T23:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debian-economist.eu\/wp\/?p=189"},"modified":"2017-02-06T23:42:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T23:42:11","slug":"creepy-testimony-of-theo-raped-by-the-french-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debian-economist.eu\/wp\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Creepy testimony of Theo, raped by the French police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Theo is a young man who was victim of police violence. He was raped with a stick by one of the policeman. Footage of his beating up was released and showed how violent was the cops&rsquo; action. Theo decided to tell his story to a news channel.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px; border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/static\/nxt-video\/player.html?video=5312037878001&amp;brand=BFMTV&amp;url=http:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/mediaplayer\/video\/theo-temoigne-je-n-arrivais-pas-a-respirer-je-convulsais-beaucoup-911289.html\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I decided to translate what he says. If you see any error, tell me in the comments, please. There is what he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I am going along the path and I run into the youth of my neighborhood. When I am arriving there, policemen are coming at the same time. Then, the policemen say: \u00ab\u00a0everyone face to the wall!\u00a0\u00bb I remove my headphone, I don&rsquo;t understand what&rsquo;s going on. When I heard the tone of their voices, I told myself: \u00ab\u00a0They are not kidding\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>I went face to the wall quietly and then a policeman hit me. I knew there were no camera in the place where we were. I told myself I had to struggle the better I can to move in front of\u00a0the CCTV. When I was in front the cameras, I did not try to run away. I told to the policemen: \u00ab\u00a0you tore my bag\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0I got only insults from the cops.<\/p>\n<p>I was turned 3\/4 so I could see what they were doing behind me. I saw him taking his baton. He put in my butt voluntarily. I fell\u00a0on my stomach immediately. I did not have any strength like if my body had given me up. I fell on my stomach. They handcuffed my hands in my back.<\/p>\n<p>They told me: \u00ab\u00a0Sit now!\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>I told them: \u00ab\u00a0I can&rsquo;t sit. I can&rsquo;t feel my butt anymore. \u00a0\u00bb When they brought me in the car, they hit me again.<\/p>\n<p>They said: \u00ab\u00a0put him in the middle !\u00a0\u00bb They beat me up. They punched me. They clubbed me on my genitals. They spitted on me. They called me nigger, bamboula, bitch.<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the police station, a policeman, who was already inside, told me: \u00ab\u00a0sit down\u00a0\u00bb. I answered: \u00ab\u00a0I can&rsquo;t sit, sir\u00a0\u00bb. An other policeman tasked me: \u00ab\u00a0can&rsquo;t you sit?\u00a0\u00bb I answered: \u00ab\u00a0No, I can&rsquo;t at all\u00a0\u00bb. He told me: \u00ab\u00a0Lay down if you can&rsquo;t sit. However, we have to attach you to the bench. It is the procedure\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>The policeman, who was already there, saw I was in pain very much. He saw that I could not breath and I was in spasm very much. He said: \u00ab\u00a0He needs to be brought to the hospital to get a surgery, it is serious\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocal.fr\/20170206\/french-police-officer-inserted-baton-in-mans-anus\">The story is also summed up by the local<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time a story like that happened. It is very complicate to investigate police violence in France. There is very few data. Moreover, the public prosecutor&rsquo;s departments work very closely with the police and they are not independent of the political power. Therefore, the temptation is very strong to bury the cases or to minimize them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/drancy-93700\/drancy-interdiction-d-exercer-et-prison-avec-sursis-demande-contre-un-policier-municipal-16-01-2017-6576732.php\">In Drancy, one man had the anus torn by a baton of cop in 2015<\/a>. In court, the attorney general did not accuse of sexual assault the cops. the verdict will be given February 20.<\/p>\n<p>Even for Theo, the attorney general did not want to investigate for sexual assaults. It generated a public outrage. Even the very conservative mayor of Aulnay-sous-Bois (the city of Theo), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bruno.beschizza\/posts\/1306641789493543\">Bruno Beschizza, expressed his indignation publicly.<\/a> It is worthy to note that he used to be\u00a0the former leader of the right-wing police-officer union \u00ab\u00a0synergie-officiers\u00a0\u00bb. After this, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parismatch.com\/Actu\/Faits-divers\/Aulnay-un-policier-finalement-mis-en-examen-pour-le-viol-de-Theo-1181789\">the attorney general decided to backpedal and to investigate a cop for rape<\/a>. The three other ones are investigated for aggravated voluntary violence.<\/p>\n<p>The failure of the French authorities to investigate cop violence was already highlighted by NGOs like <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/7977346.stm\">Amnesty international<\/a>. It is why a strong mobilization is required to pressure the French government. If international pressure could be added, it would help definitely.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 541<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theo is a young man who was victim of police violence. He was raped with a stick by one of the policeman. Footage of his beating up was released and showed how violent was the cops&rsquo; action. Theo decided to tell his story to a news channel. I decided to translate what he says. 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