Obaida Sa'eed Akram (23)

Reported place of arrest: Homs governorate

Reported date of arrest: 17 June

Reported date of delivery of body: 27 June

Observations on corpse: Pathologist video observation: The most severe injuries seem to be to the neck and face. A tear in the left outer ear. The right wrist has an abrasion but the whole right forearm seems blush discoloured.

 

Details: According to information recorded by Syrian activists, Obaida Sa’eed Akram, aged 23, was seen being arrested by security forces amid protests in the al-Khaldiyeh area of the city of Homs on 17 June. On 27 June his body was handed over to his family at the National Hospital in Homs. Witnesses who saw his body said that there was a bullet wound near his ear, bruises on his face and signs that teeth had been pulled out. They also reported that his fingers appeared to have been broken, that his neck carried wounds and that they believed there were signs of electrocution on his wrists and his knees. A photo of his body sent to Amnesty International shows various head wounds including on and around the left ear, very dark bruising near the jaw and on the neck, and other lesions on his right hand (the left hand does not appear in the picture), wrist and arms. According to the information obtained, no doctor examined the body and no comment or documentation was received from the authorities. Read the full report

 

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