Three German policemen go on trial over death of Sudanese man

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>> Three German policemen go on trial over death of Sudanese man

FRANKFURT, Sept 22 (AFP) - Three German policemen went on trial here on Wednesday accused of causing injuries which led to the death of a Sudanese immigrant as he was being deported in 1999.

The employees of the border police, aged between 31 and 40, face a minimum prison sentence of three years each if found guilty by the state court.

A doctor has concluded that Aamir Ageeb, 30, was beaten up by the policemen on board a Lufthansa plane taking him from Frankfurt to Cairo.

Ageeb's death in 1999 prompted protests from the Sudanese government and was greeted with horror in Germany where all deportations were suspended for four weeks while an inquiry was held.

Medical reports have described how Ageeb was shackled by rope to his seat, his arms, hands, legs and feet tied with plastic binding and Velcro strip, and a helmet placed over his head.

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This is how they killed him:



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I hope the Frankfurt judges find the strength to send a message to the border police. It is bad enough that civil war refugees are not accepted, but forced expulsions like this? Send these murderous thugs to prison.

Amnesty International report:

Death of Sudanese Asylum-seeker