The Women and Gender Equality Commission has added its voice to those condemning the alleged sexual and physical assault of detainee Colwyn Harding while in police custody, calling for an independent inquiry while highlighting a number of other concerns affecting the public that must be addressed.
The commission, in a statement, said it was alarmed at the allegations made by Harding and viewed the alleged act as a violation of the victim’s human rights, for which those responsible must be brought to justice.
“We urge [the] enforcer[s] of the law to desist from any forms of beastly types of behaviour towards suspects and their families,” the group said.
Harding, who was hospitalised for weeks, alleged that he was beaten and raped by police attached to the
