Hell in the prisons of El Salvador: “Let’s hit him like a pine” – horrific torture, beatings and rape

A prisoner was beaten until fainting. Others appeared from the dark isolation cell covered with bruises, difficult to walk or vomit with blood. Another returned to his cell crying, telling the other prisoners that he had been victimized by sexual abuse. “Let’s hit him like a pine,” the guards shouted while the sounds of the hits echoed on the metal walls of the cells. The prisoners called this cell “La Isla” – the island – the place where the Venezuelans displaced by the United States during Trump’s political expulsion said they had suffered the worst torture during their 125 days at the Cental Center. The testimonies of these prisoners offer the most comprehensive picture of the conditions in the “ex -prison”, where prisoners are deprived of access to lawyers and almost every contact with the outside world, while about 14,000 Salvadorians remain enclosed. Few of prisoners have ever left Cecot […]
Source: News Beast

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