Release of Chicago Police Torture Investigation Report Postponed

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David Bates, who said he was tortured by Area 2 detectives in 1983, told the Defender he suffered through five torture sessions in two days. Twice detectives put a plastic bag over his face, Bates said.

"Why would the State's Attorney allow it to happen," asked Bates, now a coordinator for the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights, a nonprofit foundation that supports the struggle against activities that threaten the freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. "The sad thing about it is there is this outcry when the U.S. Army is doing it to foreign prisoners. People were up in arms. But when it comes to torture of African American men, no police were convicted."

"The report may show they were specifically told (of the torture allegations) and did nothing about it," [Taylor] said. "Will the findings show a pattern of a cover-up that goes on to this day?"

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Release of Chicago Police Torture Investigation Report Postponed

The report on a four-year investigation into torture allegations at the Chicago Police Department under Commander Jon Burge will be kept under seal at least until May 12.

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