Security and Rule of Law Top the Agenda

MEXICO - Report 12 Nov 2014 by Guillermo Valdes and Esteban Manteca

Executive Summary Last week the authorities announced two major developments in the case of the 43 Ayotzinapa students. The first was the arrest of the two top suspects in the case: the former mayor of the city where the students “disappeared”, along with his politically powerful wife. Although it was a major victory for the government, the piecemeal and contradictory ways officials have reported on the case has led to further public frustration and suspicion, while also betraying a lack of coordination between the various government agencies, as well as the general carelessness and interne...

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