Hundreds of Civilians Were Tortured by Russian Wagner Mercenaries in Mali: Report

Bad news, if confirmed! A blatant violation of the  United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment!

Putin the Terrible is a megalomaniac and dangerous war criminal and committer of crimes against humanity!

"In its more than three years in Mali, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner kidnapped, detained and tortured hundreds of civilians, including at former UN bases and camps shared with the country’s army, according to a report published Thursday by a journalist collective.

The victims, who were interviewed by a consortium of reporters led by investigative outlet Forbidden Stories, spoke from a refugee camp in neighbouring Mauritania about waterboarding, beatings with electrical cables and being burned with cigarette butts.

The investigation revealed that the use of illegal detentions and systematic torture, which sometimes led to death, was similar to that which occurred in Ukraine and Russia.

The investigation, which was conducted in conjunction with France 24, Le Monde and IStories, identified six detention sites where the Russian paramilitary group held civilians between 2022 and 2024, but the actual number could be much higher, it said. ..."

"Key findings

• Since arriving in Mali in late 2021, Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group have arrested, imprisoned and tortured hundreds of civilians.
• Forbidden Stories and its partners have discovered the duplication of the methods used in occupied Ukraine and Russia: illegal detention and systematic use of torture
• They have done so using former UN bases and camps shared with the Malian army. Forbidden Stories and its partners have identified six detention centers where Wagner held civilians between 2022 and 2024.

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Hundreds of Civilians Were Tortured by Wagner Mercenaries in Mali: Report "The investigation revealed that the use of illegal detentions and systematic torture, which sometimes led to death, was similar to that which occurred in Ukraine and Russia."

Torture and Forced Disappearances: Inside Wagner’s Secret Prisons in Mali "Since arriving in Mali in 2021, Russian Wagner mercenaries have abducted and detained hundreds of civilians in former UN bases and military camps shared with the Malian army. Our investigation, as part of the Viktoriia project, reveals secret prisons where abuse and torture are carried out with total impunity."