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Mexican senate votes to keep troops in police role despite outcry from rights groups
Lawmakers push through ‘interior security law’ amid heavy security
Mexico experienced most murderous year on record in 2017
David Agren in Mexico City
@el_reportero
Friday 15 December 2017 11.01 EST Last modified on Friday 15 December 2017 11.09 EST
Mexico’s senate has approved controversial legislation enshrining the role of the military in law enforcement, despite soaring violence and repeated allegations that the country’s security forces have committed human rights abuses.
Lawmakers pushed through the “interior security law” early on Friday amid heavy security to stop protesters who allege the measure will militarise
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/mexican-military-police-drugs-crackdown-human-rights
