... Thirteen mayors were targeted and killed by criminal gangs in 2010, in a wave of violence taken as evidence that Mexico's gangs are prepared to intimidate and kill in order to keep municipal authorities in line. Because mayors are in charge of determining security policy on a local level -- including appointing police chiefs -- they are seen as key assets to criminal organizations looking to control police activity in their territory.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Aug 22, 2011
Drug War Bloodshed: Mayor Killed as Violence Escalates in Guerrero, Mexico
InSight Crime: The mayor of a small town in Guerrero state, Mexico was kidnapped and killed by unidentified perpetrators, the fifth mayor killed in Mexico so far this year. ... The body of Jose Eduviges Nava Altamirano, mayor of Zacualpan, was discovered late Saturday afternoon.
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