FAQ: Should perpetrators be punished?
Yes. First of all, the torture perpetrators must know that
the chances of getting away with torture are becoming more and more
scarce. Thus prevention of torture can take place. Secondly,
prosecution is important for the torture survivors and their
families. If the perpetrators are prosecuted, a series of mental
restrictions are removed and it becomes possible for the torture
survivors to get rid of hateful and destructive feelings directed
towards the past.