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NEWS > 26 July 2006

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Mexico in uproar over 'torture
Videos showing city police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar Tuesday in Mexico, which has struggled to eliminate torture by lawmen.

Two of the videos — broadcast by national television networks and displayed on newspaper Internet sites — showed what Leon city Police Chief Carlos Tornero described as training for an elite unit that must face "real life, high-stress situations" such as kidnapping and torture by organized crime groups.

But many Mexicans saw a sinister side, ... Read more

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26 July 2006
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Officers' charges sadden polic

Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson says he is deeply saddened by the nature of sexual allegations against two senior police officers on the Sunshine Coast.

The officers have been suspended and will appear in court next month after being charged with sexual and other offences against three women in the watch-house last year.

The charges were the result of an eight-month investigation by the Police Ethical Standards Command.

Mr Atkinson says it was an extensive investigation.

"I'm deeply saddened by and concerned by the nature of the allegations and how it's unfolded but having said that we haven't and we never will of course try to cover anything up," he said.

"In fact, once the claims were made, every woman that had been in the watch-house in custody whilst either of these officers had been working at night time was interviewed."


 

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