DİYARBAKIR - It has been disclosed that police used violence against an 8-year-old child in the Bismil, in the province of Diyarbakır.
After an 8-year-old child was exposed to police violence in Nusaybin, province of Mardin, last week, it was disclosed that similar police violence was seen in Bismil, province of Diyarbakır.
According to the information received, the police violence targeted children in Şentepe borough, in TOKİ housing complex, where some police live.
On 9 May, when lockdown was in place, children ages between 7 and 9 who were playing in front of their houses tried to escape when they saw the police. The police chased the children and grabbed a little child aged 8, named as E.M. One of the police slapped him.
The child went back home crying in fear but his family refrained from taking any action as there was no video taken this time. No action was taken on the ground that there were no complaints.