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Court acquits five GSU officers in torture case against Samburu herdsman

Five General Service Unit (GSU) officers reportedly captured on tape torturing a Samburu herdsman in 2009 have been let off the hook for lack of evidence.

The five officers faced trial for six years on a charge of causing grievous harm. They had been arrested on the strength of a video clip aired on the media that depicted them stripping the 18-year old naked, before tying him up and mercilessly bludgeoning his private parts.

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