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US Deportees Beat in Equatorial Guinea
Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police after being held at gunpoint in a hotel.
In brief
Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police after being held at gunpoint in a hotel. US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested and beaten by police in a hotel detention center. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Deportees arrested in Equatorial Guinea
Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag.
Arbitrary arrests reported
Lawyers and rights groups said the arrests were retaliation for the men raising alarm about detention conditions and police violence.
Detention in Malabo hotel
The men were held in a hotel turned into a prison for asylum seekers under a $7.5 million Trump administration deal.
Transferred to police station
After arrest, Soliman and Birhane were moved to La Luna police station where they cannot speak to a lawyer.
Police violence documented
Equatorial Guinean police officers broke into hotel rooms, grabbed people by the neck, tackled them to the ground and threatened at gunpoint.
Arrested on Sept 11
Police arrested Soliman and Birhane on Sept 11, accusing them of breaking a mirror, then beat them with bags over their heads.
What it means
US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested and beaten by police in a hotel detention center.
