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Mexican torture trial in plastic bag choking case | Mexican torture trial in plastic bag choking case |
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Three Mexican federal police officers and two soldiers have been ordered to stand trial on charges of torture. | Three Mexican federal police officers and two soldiers have been ordered to stand trial on charges of torture. |
The five are accused of torturing a woman who was detained in the southern state of Guerrero last year. | The five are accused of torturing a woman who was detained in the southern state of Guerrero last year. |
The case gained notoriety when a video showing the officers putting a plastic bag over the woman's head and pointing a rifle at her head was published on social media earlier this month. | The case gained notoriety when a video showing the officers putting a plastic bag over the woman's head and pointing a rifle at her head was published on social media earlier this month. |
In a separate case, an army general has been sentenced to 52 years for torture. | |
The unnamed general had ordered that a suspect held in Chihuahua state in July 2008 be tied up and receive electric shocks, according to the Federal Judicial Council. | |
After the interrogation, concerning a soldier's death, the suspect died. | |
Pressure groups say Mexican security forces "routinely" use torture. | Pressure groups say Mexican security forces "routinely" use torture. |
Officials from Mexico's security ministry said the video of the torture in Guerrero state was genuine and showed an incident in the town of Ajuchitlan del Progreso on 4 February 2015. | |
It shows a female soldier placing a plastic bag over a handcuffed female suspect's head and holding it tight to cut off the suspect's air supply. | It shows a female soldier placing a plastic bag over a handcuffed female suspect's head and holding it tight to cut off the suspect's air supply. |
A female police officers can be seen pointing a rifle at her head. | A female police officers can be seen pointing a rifle at her head. |
"Are you going to talk?" the soldier asks the suspect. "Have you remembered yet? Answer me, who is Maria?" | "Are you going to talk?" the soldier asks the suspect. "Have you remembered yet? Answer me, who is Maria?" |
As the suspect almost loses consciousness, the soldier can be heard calling her "an old drama queen". | As the suspect almost loses consciousness, the soldier can be heard calling her "an old drama queen". |
The security ministry said it had become aware of the case in December and that the officers in question had been arrested in January. | The security ministry said it had become aware of the case in December and that the officers in question had been arrested in January. |
Human rights groups have long denounced what they say is a "routine" use of torture by the Mexican security forces. | Human rights groups have long denounced what they say is a "routine" use of torture by the Mexican security forces. |
A 2014 Amnesty International report said that complaints about the use of torture had increased by 600% in the 10 years to 2013. | A 2014 Amnesty International report said that complaints about the use of torture had increased by 600% in the 10 years to 2013. |
According to the report, 64% of Mexicans are afraid of being tortured if taken into custody. | According to the report, 64% of Mexicans are afraid of being tortured if taken into custody. |
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