The World - News from Feb. 17, 1986
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Salvadoran police units are being trained by the United States, despite charges that the units torture prisoners, U.S. Embassy sources and military observers said. The $4.8 million program, begun last week, trains the National Guard, the National Police and the notorious Treasury Police in ways to combat urban terrorism, the sources said. Human rights groups say the three forces have routinely tortured prisoners.
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