Mexican government may pay damages to army-slayings victims
Mexican government may pay damages to army-slayings victims
Mar 13, 8:46 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A Mexican government commission for victims' rights may pay tens of thousands of dollars in reparations to relatives of those killed in the army's June 30 slaying of criminal suspects after most of them had surrendered.
The head of the Executive Commission for Victims Support said all 22 of the dead are considered victims even though between seven and 10 may have died in an initial shootout with soldiers.
Commission head Sergio Rochin said Friday that none of the 28 relatives of the dead or the three survivors of the shootings have formally requested reparations and that the amount of any payouts has not yet been determined. Mexican law requires victims of crimes and human rights violations to be compensated.
Two of the three survivors were jailed for months on weapons charges before being released. They claim they were tortured while in custody.
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