Sheriff’s deputies in US state face charges
Sixteen defendants arrested on Monday and two others expected to turn themselves in shortly.
Published On 10 Dec 2013
In California, eighteen officers from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are facing a range of criminal charges.
An FBI investigation into corruption and abuse of inmates led to their arrest.
Federal officials say the men saw themselves as being “above the law.”
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles.
Source: Al Jazeera