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BELGIUM: Pluto author arrested and tortured in Belgium

01 October 2010

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BELGIUM: Pluto author arrested and tortured in Belgium (pdf):

"Having just entered Belgium, some two hours earlier, she witnessed violent arrests on the street. When Marianne began taking pictures, she was arrested. She was taken into police custody where she was violently dragged by her hair, chained to a radiator, hit, kicked, spat upon, called a whore, and threatened with sexual assault by the police. She also witnessed the torture of another prisoner also chained to a radiator."

See also: Statewatch coverage: Policing of 'noborder camp' in Brussels violates basic civil rights

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