The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Due to bad health conditions | Military Police transfers several prisoners to military hospital in Afrin

Due to bad health conditions | Military Police transfers several prisoners to military hospital in Afrin
On June 10, 2021
Aleppo province: SOHR activists have reported that the Turkish-backed Military Police transferred several Kurdish prisoners from Ma’ratah prions to the military hospital in Afrin known formerly as “Shaheed Ferzenda” after their health conditions have deteriorated due to insufficient health service, and after they suffered physical and physiological torture amid strict security measures.
On June 8, SOHR activists, in Afrin in northwestern countryside of Aleppo province, reported that a leader of “Military Police” branch in Afrin has abused the female detainees in Ma’ratah prison with the severest methods that were practiced by the Syrian regime against the prisoners.
The Military Police leaders has sexually abused the female prisoners under pretext of investigations.
According to SOHR activists, families and dignitaries in the region have learned several sexual abuse accidents by the Military Police leader who is known as “Abu Riyadh” and have filed several complaints to the Turkish side and some factions working in the region to stop his violations against the prisoners to hold him accountable, but the complaints went in vain till the moment.
It is worth noting that Ma’ratah prison has been run by the Military Police and the Defense Ministry of the Syrian interime government under supervision of the Turkish intelligence. Most of the detainees in Ma’ratah prison are Kurdish people who have been kidnaped and arrested since the Turkish forces and the loyal factions have controlled Afrin and its neighborhood on accusations of formerly serving for or dealing with the Autonomous Administration.