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politica es la politica will post periodic English language translations sourced
from the Americas Mexico Blog.
The following come from press reports in English and
Spanish:
Juarez Cartel's
strength further undermined
STRATFOR:
"Operating predominantly in Juarez, El Paso and Mexican prisons, Los
Aztecas have been functioning as the primary street gang for the Vicente
Carrillo Fuentes cartel (VCF, also known as the Juarez cartel). Like most Latin
American gangs, Los Aztecas are decentralized and are composed of various
independently led cells known as "cliques." However, newly acquired
information from Stratfor sources has sparked a reassessment of the
relationship between Los Aztecas and the VCF."
Mexico Freedom of
Information agency directs Army to release information on people detained
Milenio: The
Federal Institute for Access to Public Information (IFAI) directed the
Secretary of Defense to publicize the number of people detained by that agency
during armed clashes with gangs linked to organized crime from December 2006 to
September 2011."
Mexico police chief
killed as Morelos violence flares
BBC News:
"Unidentified gunmen have killed the police chief of the central Mexican
town of Zacatepec. Juan Manuel Zamudio was shot by three men who ambushed his
car as he was travelling alone in Morelos state."
Children in Mexico's
Drug War: Criminals or victims?
CNN.com: "At
least 30,000 children in Mexico are involved in some sort of organized crime,
according to a nationwide alliance of civic and social organizations. The Child
Rights Network in Mexico says many of these children are taking part because of
death threats or because of economic and social necessity. It is urging the
government to start recognizing them as victims of child abuse."
Even the anonymous, well-armed cops look too young
Guerrero students:
Members of Congressional working group agree to establish a bi-cameral
committee to followup on investigations in the case of the Ayotzinapa students
Milenio: "The
Committee of Government, Constitutional Issues and Justice of the Standing
Committee of the Mexican Congress agreed to create a bicameral commission to
monitor investigations into the deaths of two students of the normal school of
Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, which occurred during the police action on December 12.
After another meeting with young normal school students at
the congresssional Palace of San Lázaro, the working group appointed by the
Standing Committee of Congress to address this case stressed its inability to
deliver findings this month and thus raised the need to plan a new mechanism to
give continuity to their efforts. The approach was endorsed by representatives
of the three major political parties.
The group also requested that the students of the Ayotzinapa
rural normal school allow a visit of the deputies and senators to the school,
but the youths made that conditional on progress in the response to their
demands, including impeachment proceedings against the Guerrero governor,
Angel Heladio Aguirre.
... Representatives of the various parties agreed to prepare
the recommendation and vote next week, in order that the bicameral committee
can be formally constituted on the eve of the opening of the regular session of
the Senate and Chamber of Deputies."
Expert reports of the
federal Attorney General also indicate that Guerrero police killed students
La Jornada:
"The federal Attorney General's Office (PGR) handed over to authorities in
Guerrero some results of the expert findings regarding ballistics, physical
facts, and criminal acts related to the death of two students from the Rural
Normal School of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, on 12 December, during a violent removal
of the students by the police...
According to sources, the office has made clear that the
shots that caused the deaths came from local police weapons, which is
consistent with surveys conducted by the National Commission on Human Rights
(CNDH). However, the federal prosecutor has not reached a determination of specific
responsibility because of the absence of bullets that killed the students.
The authorities stated that it is the responsibility of the
Attorney General of Guerrero to identify and determine the responsibility of
any person or group which made the shots, as the investigation into the crime
of murder is in their sphere of authority.
Similarly, respondents said the PGR has not provided all the
expert reports to Guerrero's attorney general, because some stages of research
are lacking."
Guerrero students:
State Attorney General defends detaining 2 police as suspects while releasing
10 others
Milenio: The head
of the State Attorney General's Office (PGJE), Juan Manuel Herrera defended the
extension of the detention for the two ministerial police implicated in the
case of the death of two students of the Ayotzinapa Normal School on December
12 of last year.
The ten police released on Sunday are still under
investigation because the case is still open. The extension granted by the
judge of the first criminal court, Leoncio Molina Mercado, was because the
attorney general is initiating criminal proceedings against the two policemen,
Rey David Cortes Flores and Ismael Matadama Salinas.
He explained that the extension of the detention was
undertaken because it was close to the expiration time of the original
detention and the two police would have had to be released. So he had to act
according to the provisions of the applicable legal standard. He said that if
the judge granted the extension, it is because his office provided the required
elements to keep Cortes Flores and Matadama
Salinas in custody.
... Regarding the six state protective police and four
ministerial police released on Sunday, he said they are not fully exempt, as
the case remains open, and they are free at the discretion of the law.
He explained that besides the murder there are other
situations that are going to be punished, because on December 12 some agents
deliberately altered the crime scene, which will definitely bring legal
consequences. He said that in the case there will be no impunity, which is the
issue raised by the Ayotzinapa students in their recurring demonstrations.
... He admitted that the police did not act according to
protocols for such matters, but noted that the responsibilities will be broken
down in detail."
Even educated young women
face poor, jobless future
IPS ipsnews.net:
"The year 2012 started off with little promise for workers in Mexico, with
analysts projecting job losses and wages below subsistence levels. Work
prospects are even bleaker for young women, whose chances of finding a job are
no better with a high school diploma or university degree.
Carmen Ponce, an economist specialising in gender issues,
says 2012 will be a "very challenging" year for Mexico in terms of
job creation, as Chinese goods begin flooding the country as a result of the
implementation of a trade agreement that opens the door to imports from that
country. Ponce forecasts that some 100,000 jobs will be lost this year."
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