Chechens Tell Of Prison Beatings And Electric Shocks In Anti-Gay Purge

At least once a day, Adams captors attached metal clamps to his fingers and toes. One of the men then cranked a handle on a machine to which the clamps were linked with wires, and sent powerful electric shocks through his body. If he managed not to scream, others would join in, beating him with wooden sticks or metal rods.As they tortured him, the men shouted verbal abuse at him for being gay, and demanded to know the names of other gay men he knew in Chechnya. Sometimes they were trying to get information from me; other times they were just amusing themselves, he said, speaking about the ordeal he underwent just a month ago with some difficulty. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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