MANILA - THE Philippine military said on Saturday they are investigating a purported torture video posted on Facebook that appears to show uniformed soldiers abusing defenceless prisoners.
Investigators are checking the identities of the uniformed men shown repeatedly hitting and kicking a group of at least three people in civilian clothes, said military spokesman Brigadier General Jose Mabanta.
'We are the first to be concerned about this. We have said we will not do these (abuses), then we see it right in our faces,' Gen Mabanta told AFP.
Officials also want to know when and where it happened, if indeed it actually happened, Gen Mabanta said.
The poor-quality footage shows the men lying on the ground of a coconut plantation. The captives' hands are tied behind their backs and hoods placed over their heads while men in military-style uniforms shout at and swear at them.
Colonel Domingo Tutaan, head of the military's human rights office, said the military would also try to find out what happened to the supposed victims. -- AFP
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