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At the border the police took their money, broke their mobile phones and took their shoes

Date & Time 2017-11-15
Location Croatian Slovenian border, Croatia
Reported by Rigardu
Coordinates 45.83893447, 15.64271602
Pushback from Croatia, Slovenia
Pushback to Serbia
Taken to a police station unknown
Minors involved no
WLTI* involved no
Men involved no
Age unknown
Group size 3
Countries of origin Algeria
Treatment at police station or other place of detention
Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved 6
Violence used kicking, destruction of personal belongings, theft of personal belongings
Police involved Slovenian border police

3 people on the move was caught by police officers described as Slovenian and transferred to Zagreb. They asked for asylum, but the police did not take them to a police station, instead they took them to the Serbian border. At the border, near Tovarnik, the police took their money, broke their mobile phones and took their shoes. There were 6 police officers who they kicked them in the knees and on the arms before pushing them back.