# Legal accountability for military and police misconduct > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-accountability-for-military-and-police-misconduct > Updated: 2026-08-27T23:54:34.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Legal proceedings and investigations regarding misconduct by military and security personnel have emerged across several Latin American nations. In Chile, the National Institute of Human Rights filed a criminal complaint in Valparaíso involving allegations of torture, serious injury, and administrative malfeasance against the Director of the Arturo Prat Naval School and other parties. Concurrently, in Colombia, the Prosecutor’s Office charged Marine Infantry Brigadier General Wilson Martínez Londoño with domestic violence, alleging a cycle of psychological and economic violence against a former partner. In Bolivia, legal efforts are advancing to hold former Army Commander Juan José Zúñiga accountable for a June 2024 military uprising, with new expert evidence intended to prove he acted unilaterally. Meanwhile, in Mexico, an oral trial is set for September regarding a 2016 security operation in Asunción Nochixtlán that caused eight civilian deaths, a case that has faced a decade of legal battles and allegations of intimidation by victims' committees. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-27: Legal proceedings advance in military and police misconduct cases in Bolivia and Mexico Legal proceedings advance in Bolivia against former Army Commander Zúñiga for a 2024 coup attempt, and in Mexico, three former commanders face trial for a fatal 2016 police operation in Nochixtlán. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-proceedings-advance-in-military-and-police-misconduct-cases-in-bolivia-and-mexico ### 2026-08-22: Legal actions taken against military personnel in Chile and Colombia Legal actions have been taken against military personnel in Chile and Colombia, involving allegations of torture at a naval academy and domestic violence by a Marine Brigadier General. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-actions-taken-against-military-personnel-in-chile-and-colombia --- Cite as: Legal accountability for military and police misconduct. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/legal-accountability-for-military-and-police-misconduct