Philippines suspends 11 police in torture probe

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Philippines suspends 11 police in torture probe
By HRVOJE HRANJSKI
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 18, 2010; 4:36 AM

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine police relieved an entire precinct and began an investigation Wednesday after a television station aired footage purportedly showing officers torturing a naked detainee.

The man is believed to be a suspected thief caught in Manila's Tondo slum district, according to ABS-CBN TV, which said it obtained the cell-phone footage from an unidentified informer.

The man's fate and when the video was taken were unclear. The footage shows him screaming on the floor in a fetal position with his genitals bound and a man pulling the rope and whipping him.

"Snatching is not allowed here," the man beating the detainee was heard as saying, while a uniformed officer stood by and watched.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/18/AR2010081800858.html

[Hubert Flottz]

1. The Abu Ghraib Playbook I'd say.

I wondered where the Dickster and Rummy were hanging out.

[jailthecrooks]

2. When you aspire to be just like the USA

n/t

[cowcommander]

3. Status Quo in the Philippines, unfortunately

I've heard stories of police there do worse things, from what my relatives tell me there. Corruption is unfortunately part of the Philippines