Mexico armed forces knew fate of 43 disappeared students from day one

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian and agencies

Mexico armed forces knew fate of 43 disappeared students from day one

Military hid evidence that student teachers who went missing in 2014 were kidnapped by criminals, independent report finds

Staff and agencies in Mexico City
Tue 29 Mar 2022 17.21 BST

Mexico’s armed forces knew that 43 student teachers who disappeared in 2014 were being kidnapped by criminals, then hid evidence that could have helped locate them, according to a report released on Monday by a special investigation.

A former Colombian prosecutor, Angela Buitrago, said the group of independent experts found evidence that authorities withheld or falsified evidence from the start of the search.

“It was falsified from the first day to the last day,” said Buitrago, who is part of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights group supporting the investigation.

Buitrago said investigators, prosecutors and military personnel altered crime scenes and records. A government drone video obtained by the experts showed marines and police climbing around the area where the students were allegedly killed with little control.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/29/mexico-43-disappeared-students-military-report-iguala-ayotzinapa

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