FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators wearing face masks protest in front of a military battalion, against the reported rape of an Embera Chami indigenous girl by soldiers, in Bogota, Colombia June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 118 members of the Colombian army have been investigated since 2016 for alleged involvement in sexual abuse against minors, the head of the army said on Wednesday, amid accusations of sexual violence by soldiers against young girls.
Of the 118 soldiers and army officials, 45 were fired, while the remaining 73 are facing criminal and disciplinary investigations by the attorney general and procurator's offices, General Eduardo Zapateiro told a virtual news conference.
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