Six former Mississippi officers plead guilty to torturing two black men

Six former Mississippi police officers have pleaded guilty to civil rights violations after assaulting two black men during a home raid in January.

Authorities said the two men, Michael Jenkins, 32, and Eddie Parker, 35, had been beaten and shocked with Tasers and one of them was also shot in the mouth.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the officers 'tortured and inflicted unspeakable harm on their victims'.

All six officers had either resigned or been fired in June.

The civil rights charges were unveiled against the six officers on Thursday by the US Department of Justice (DoJ). All appeared in federal court and entered a guilty plea.

The officers were charged with 16 counts, including civil rights conspiracy, deprivation of rights, discharging of a firearm and obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors said the officers entered the two men's home in Braxton, Mississippi on 24 January. They then handcuffed them and assaulted them for more than two hours.