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Judi Lynn

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Tue Jun 30, 2015, 10:06 PM Jun 2015

Mexico pressured to resolve military slayings

Mexico pressured to resolve military slayings

Agence France Presse

Posted at 07/01/2015 8:00 AM



MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Mexico's government came under renewed pressure Tuesday to resolve the case of the alleged extrajudicial killings of at least 12 gang suspects by soldiers a year ago.

Amnesty International called for an "exhaustive and impartial" investigation into the killing of 22 suspects in a clash with troops in the central Mexico municipality of Tlatlaya on June 30, 2014.

The investigation must "bring to justice all the people responsible, including military officers," the global human rights group said in a statement. "It is fundamental that the families, as well as society as a whole, know the truth."

The army initially said that the suspects had died in a shootout inside a warehouse. But the governmental National Human Rights Commission concluded in October that at least 12 of them were "arbitrarily" killed after surrendering.

More:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/07/01/15/mexico-pressured-resolve-military-slayings

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141132878

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