Watching Torture But Not Participating In It, Is Torture. – TheNigerialawyer

Daily Law Tips (Tip 460) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM.
ACIArb(UK)

WATCHING TORTURE BUT NOT PARTICIPATING IN IT, IS
TORTURE.

Torture is the intentional infliction of mental or physical
pain/suffering on a person ignorer to obtain
information/confession, or punish, intimidate and force him or a
third party.

Torture includes; beatings, food deprivation, rubbing of
pepper/chemicals, assuming of stressful bodily positions, rape,
exposure to cold/sunlight, use of drugs, blindfolding, threat,
prolonged interrogation, unscheduled transfer of persons, secret
detention, denial of sleep, shaming, stripping naked and parading
in public places. There is no justification for torture, not even
war, national security or high profile case.

Any person that witnesses or is present when torture is being
conducted is as liable as the person that conducted torture. He is
deemed as having participated in torture. This applies to any
person; military, para-military or civilian!

My authorities are sections 2, 8(1) and 14 of the Anti-Torture
Act, 2017 and section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, 1999.

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