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    DUBAI JAILERS JAILED FOR BEATINGS

    BBC NEWS
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/m iddle_east/7481975.stm
    2008/06/30 15:37:58 GMT

    A court in the UAE has given jail terms to a former prison director
    and members of staff after convicting them of involvement in beating
    prisoners.

    Seven of the officers - including the former director - were jailed
    for six months and another 18 for three months.

    The incident happened in 2007 in Dubai, when a number of inmates were
    assaulted during a search for drugs. One man is said to have suffered
    spinal damage.

    Such trials and the attendant publicity are extremely rare in the UAE.

    Press reports said the defendants were all accused of "abuse of power
    and ill-treatment of detainees under their guard".

    According to statements from the attacked prisoners, warders and
    riot police formed two rows outside cell doors and ordered the men
    to come out.

    As they moved between the two lines, the staff kicked and beat the
    prisoners.

    The judge said of the man with spinal injuries, who is Armenian,
    "it was clear that detainees have been beaten".
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