Mexico City ( CNN ) -- Mexican federal police in Ciudad Juarez tortured five people to force confessions that they killed an officer and participated in a car bomb attack , the nation 's human rights commission alleged . `` According to information and testimonies received , they were interrogated and tortured with the goal that they admitted guilt in the commission of homicide and that they were members of a gang , '' Mexico 's National Human Rights Commission said in a statement Sunday . The commission 's statement described the situation as an `` abuse of power '' in the violence-plagued border city . The five people , arrested in August 2010 , should receive reparations from police for human rights violations that require physical and psychological treatment , the commission said . Mexican government officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment . Ciudad Juarez , which shares a border with El Paso , Texas , has been a hotspot in Mexico 's drug war as rival cartels battle over turf . CNN 's Rene Hernandez and Rey Rodriguez contributed to this report .
Five people ` ` were interrogated and tortured '' to extract confessions , officials say . Mexico 's National Human Rights Commission says the victims should receive reparations . Mexican government officials have not commented on the case .