Interior Ministry condemns assault of suspect in police custody

The Ministry of the Interior has condemned the assault of an arrested person while in police custody, stressing that no allegation of wrongdoing gives anyone the right to attack a suspect under the protection of the State.

The Ministry also stressed that an allegation of a breach of law, “however serious”, did not give any person the right to assault a suspect in police custody.

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