Ten Colombian military officers were barred for allegedly torturing 21 fellow soldiers as a part of counter-guerrilla training, reported RCN television network on Tuesday.
According to RCN, the soldiers were as a means of a training tactic performed by military officers to simulate FARC capture.
Although the training only lasted a day, the torture was so severe that many soldiers allegedly sustained permanent disability and mental disorders from the abuse. Multiple soldiers were even convulsing afterward.
RCN reported that the officers used torture in their training because research has shown that soldiers who have endured such abuse