Judge Clears Woman Forced by Troops to Falsely Confess to Organized Crime Charges MENAFN
go to original February 11, 2015

Claudia Medina, forced to falsely confess to organized crime charges by troops who tortured and sexually abused her, speaks on September 4, 2014 in Mexico City (AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt)

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge has exonerated a woman who was forced to falsely confess to organized crime charges by troops who tortured and sexually abused her, human rights groups said Tuesday.

Claudia Medina, a 43-year-old housewife, was cleared of the charges on Friday, two years after marines broke into her home and arbitrarily arrested her in eastern Veracruz state, said Amnesty International.

After she was detained, she was blindfolded and taken to a naval base, where she was tortured with electric shocks, beaten while wrapped in plastic to avoid marks, sexually assaulted and left tied to a chair under the scorching sun, Amnesty said.

...Medina, who spoke at a news conference with Amnesty and a local human rights group, said she would not rest "until those guilty (of torturing her) are punished."

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Torture and ill-treatment in Mexico is out of control with a 600 per cent rise in the number of reported cases in the past decade, according to a report published by Amnesty International. (Amnesty International)

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