41. Parry and McLauchlan initially confessed to the murder after their arrests, but later recanted, saying their confessions were coerced by torture by their interrogators. 42. One of the men was beaten and the Pakistani Embassy accused police Thursday of trying to coerce confessions. 43. She later said her confession was coerced. 44. Sonn later told the Estonian media that Russian investigators coerced a confession from him. 45. Songvudh denied that officers at his station tried to coerce confessions, saying it did not happen under his supervision. 46. The defense insisted the police had coerced the confession. 47. They say police use intimidation to coerce confessions. 48. He said the judicial system needed a complete overhaul, adding that it allowed torture and coerced confessions from prisoners with impunity for those who committed the abuses. 49. Miami police detective Confesor Gonzalez, who the defense accused of coercing confessions from Williams and Rogers, said he was glad the trial was over. |