You may not alter this information, repost or sell it without permission. If you use this document, you are encouraged to make a donation to Amnesty International to support future research. Burial was carried out quickly by the police and the family was denied the opportunity to see the body. The boy's family allege torture as the cause of death. A police officer has been detained in connection with the killing.
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Police cordoned off the area and carried out hurried burials without even allowing religious ceremonies to be performed. Journalists who monitored the detentions and photographed mourners being kicked and beaten by the police were reportedly attacked by police officers who seized their films and video cassettes. Witnesses reported that they had talked to him in police custody. The prosecutor did not specify in which teagarden the body was supposed to have been found. Reportedly, their heads and faces had been smashed in such a manner that it was difficult to identify them.