Police spokesman Maximo Baez said that strong measures are necessary for crime prevention but emphasised that the police try to minimize side effects. He added that 156 officers have been charged with crimes since August 2010.
The AI report entitled “Shut up if you don’t want to be killed” is based on almost two years of research and hundreds of interviews with family members of killed persons and witnesses were conducted. The report claims that people have been subjected to torture methods such as deprivation of food and water, plastic bags over the head and hanging from bars in the wall by their handcuffs.
AI (2011) Report: "Shut up if you don't want to be killed"
Washington Post: Amnesty International accuses Dominican Republic police of killings, torture
