More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up
- MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, a case that has become a symbol for impunity and state involvement in cartel violence.
- Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they arrested Ángel Aguirre, Guerrero's former governor, on accusations of “concealing evidence to determine the whereabouts of the students" of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College.
- The former governor, belonging to a party that gave rise to Mexico's ruling Morena party, is the highest-profile arre
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- MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, a case that has become a symbol for impunity and state involvement in cartel violence.
- Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they arrested Ángel Aguirre, Guerrero's former governor, on accusations of “concealing evidence to determine the whereabouts of the students" of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College.
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- The former governor, belonging to a party that gave rise to Mexico's ruling Morena party, is the highest-profile arre
Sources: The Independent, ABC News