Soldiers Face Charges for Apparent Torture of Suspected Female Cartel Member The Associated Press
go to original April 14, 2016

GRAPHIC: Mexican Authorities Use Trash Bags to Interrogate Suspected Female Cartel Member (Belicini)

Update: Mexico Finds Policewoman Linked to Torture Video (Agence France-Presse)

Two Mexican soldiers face military charges after a video surfaced of them helping a federal police officer torture a female suspect.

A female military police officer is seen interrogating the woman, and places the muzzle of her rifle against the woman's head. Later, the police officer puts her head inside a plastic bag.

The Defence Department says the events occurred Feb. 4, 2015 in a small mountain town in southern Guerrero state. Opium poppy plantations are common in the area where drug cartels operate.

The federal police placed a plastic bag over the woman's head until she almost passed out. It is unclear if he faces charges.

Mexico's army said Thursday that the two soldiers are in a military prison facing charges of failure to obey orders.

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Related: Woman in Mexican Torture Video in Prison on Weapons Charge (Associated Press)

Related: Number of Detained Drug-Gang Suspects in Southwest Mexico Climbs to 31 (EFE)

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