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Italia: 45 probed for 'torturing' Ivrea prison inmates

Guards, doctors,functionaries and ex-wardens are under investigation

Some 45 people including prison officers, doctors, officials and interim wardens of Ivrea Prison in northwestern Italy have been placed under investigation on suspicion of beating and ‘torturing’ inmates at the jail north of Turin. They may face charges of torture with physical and psychological violence against numerous prisoners, making false public statements and correlated crimes.