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Five arrest orders issued after torture video scandal in Mexico

Three Federal Police officers and two from the military are facing jail time.

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19/04/2016 |22:41Dennis A. García |
Redacción El Universal
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The Office of the Attorney General (PGR) obtained five arrest orders against three officers from the Federal Police and two from the Mexican army, due their involvement in the torture of a woman arrested in the municipality of Ajuchitlán del Progreso, Guerrero, on February 4, 2015.

The two male federal officers will be sent to a prison in the city of Iguala, while the destination of their female colleague has not been decided.

In regard to the two soldiers, they are currently held in a military prison.

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