Sunday, March 20, 2011

ARMY DENIES HAZING OVER TORTURE VIDEO


BY AL JACINTO CORRESPONDENT
tortureZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine military on Sunday said that it would not tolerate hazing as part of its training after a video posted on the Internet shows Army soldiers torturing draftees in a simulation of enemy prison scenarios.

“Hazing is not tolerated in the Philippine Army, including the previous escape and evasion training that used simulated physical pains,” said a statement released by the Department of Defense.
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