Rio residents allege abuses by military and 3rd soldier dies

Rio residents allege abuses by military and 3rd soldier dies
By YESICA FISCH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Aug 22, 2018, 6:02 PM ET

Residents in a Rio de Janeiro slum where thousands of troops recently conducted operations protested rough-handed tactics on Wednesday, as the military announced the third death of a soldier killed in clashes.

Members of the Rio's Public Defender's office human rights groups walked through the streets of Penha Complex and listened to allegations of human rights violations by soldiers who conducted major operations earlier this week. Those allegations included killing and leaving the bodies of several young men in a forest atop the complex of slums.

"In addition to the rights frequently violated, like entering homes (without a warrant), mistreatment and torture, there is an even more grave situation," said Pedro Strozenberg from Rio's Public Defender's Office. "It's (allegations of) homicides, deaths and bodies hidden in the forest."

Soldiers patrolling the area did not let media or human rights groups access the forest. The allegations about the bodies could not immediately be confirmed.

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