‘Police actions did not lead to Beverwijk cell death’

There are no indications that police violence led to the death of a 22-year-old man in police custody in Heemskerk last weekend, the Telegraaf reports on Monday.


The public prosecution department has taken the unusual step of releasing the preliminary findings because of claims made by the man’s relatives in the Dutch and Turkish media, the paper says.
The man died in hospital last Sunday. He was arrested on Saturday evening after reportedly becoming violent in a snack bar in Beverwijk and was possibly under the influence of drink or drugs. He was discovered dead in a police cell later.
For more on the Turkish media coverage, click here

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