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December 16, 2014

Report: Federal Police Participated in Attack on 43 Missing Students in Mexico 
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In Mexico, the federal government is facing new questions about its role
in the disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero. A report
by the Mexican news magazine Proceso has found federal police
participated in the attack, which the government has blamed on local
police and a drug gang. The report coincided with a crackdown by federal
police who reportedly attacked students and families of the disappeared
as they organized a concert in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero
state. More than 20 people were injured in the clashes Sunday including
a journalist with the Associated Press. Pedro López, a colleague of the
missing students, said the attack was arbitrary.

Pedro López: "What took place was simply arbitrary compared to other
events that have taken place; there wasn't any disturbance or social
demonstration going on, but rather a completely cultural activity in
which we were protecting the area, guarding the fencing that had been
put in place for the event."

 

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