A KEY Army Brigade officer said the government is willing to protect their soldiers or auxiliary army, but only if they commit offenses in the line of duty.
802nd Brigade Civil Military Operations officer Major Eduardo Malig-on said this in reaction to the published reports about abuses allegedly committed by members of the Civilian Armed Forces for Geographical units (CAFGU) in Anda.
In a press statement, Major Malig-on said the army has initially found that the subject CAFGU accused of atrocities ranging from attempted rape, drunkenness, indiscriminate firing and stabbing was not on duty at the time.
Malig-on added that the army would never tolerate any abuse, especially by their men, and stressed that the army is doing its best to investigate and bring the subjects of the complaints to answer for the allegations. (PIA)
