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Mexico Today is your daily dose of news and analysis on current affairs in Mexico. Moderated by Ana Maria Salazar, host of "Imagen News", the only nation-wide radio news program in English broadcasted from Mexico. Need to know what is going on in Mexico? Mexico Today is the place to go.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, September 12, 2011
News Summary for September 13th, 2011
++ The Nuevo León Congress approved a measure to set up a special
committee to investigate the attack on the Casino Royale. Local PRI deputy César Garza Villarreal said
that if the local Attorney General’s Office finds evidence inculpating mayor
Fernando Larrazábal, either directly or indirectly on the Red casino case, the
state Congress will impeach the mayor.
++ PRD national leader Jesús Zambrano called on PAN national
chairman Gustavo Madero to punish
Fernando Larrazábal, the Monterrey mayor, because he refused to take a leave of
absence during investigations. Security spokesman in Nuevo León, Jorge Domene,
announced that the Attorney General’s Office might release more information
about the investigation into attack on the Casino Royale.
++ Nuevo León Governor Rodrigo Medina asked the Interior Secretariat to
speed up the process to close down 30 casinos operating illegally in Nuevo
León.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
News Summary for September 8th, 2011
++ Nuevo León Governor Rodrigo Medina denied that he would ask for a
leave of absence as governor during investigations into the attack on the
Casino Royale as requested by the PAN.
++ Monterrey Mayor Fernando Larrazabal said he would stay on the job and
orders a survey to see what citizens think about him asking for a leave of
absence.
++ The Attorney General’s Office
identified another 18 suspects in the attack on the Casino Royale that killed
52 people… The Attorney General’s Office is offering a reward of 15 million
pesos for each one for information leading to their arrest.
++ Among the suspects believed to have ordered and carried out the
attack are commanders "Quemado" and "Mataperro", identified
as heads of the Monterrey section of the Los Zetas drug cartel.
++ Raúl Rocha Cantú, owner of the casino Royale, presented an affidavit
at a Mexican government office abroad, said Nuevo León Governor Rodrigo Medina.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
News Summary for September 6th, 2011
++ UNAM rector José Narro presented a security strategy designed by UNAM
academicians to President Felipe Calderón. The president said he was willing to
adopt new methods to guarantee the safety of Mexicans but he said that facing
up to crime was not a matter of choice. Later, at a conference with citizens on
security, Calderón expressed frustration at the legal system, since he said the
government arrests criminals and judges set them free on technicalities.
++ A federal judge in Nuevo León rejected an amparo sought by the former
Operations Director at the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)… The former
electricity commission operations director, Néstor Félix Moreno Díaz, who is
accused of illegal enrichment, could be arrested…
++ Investigations began at the Eurodólar currency exchange house…
Murdered journalist Rocío González Trápaga was a shareholder in the currency
exchange center. Chief justice of the Federal District Superior Tribunal Edgar
Elías Azar said that an autopsy showed that both female reporters died from
strangulation and gunshot wounds.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Conversation with former President of Colombia
I was interviewed by @NTN24. Also participating was former President of Colombia Cesar Gaviria, who had very interesting comments regarding Mexico. Please watch.
News Summary for September 5th, 2011
PAN
politician Josefina Vázquez Mota said she will step down on Tuesday from
her position as leader of PAN deputies to seek her party’s nomination for the
presidency…
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Senator Manlio
Fabio Beltrones called on his fellow lawmakers to approve political,
fiscal and security amendments to move forward in attacking corruption and
impunity.
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The Monterrey Human Development secretary Miguel
Ángel García Domínguez was caught on video together with the brother of the
mayor, Manuel Jonás Larrazabal, negotiating the re-opening of the Red Casino
with its owner, Sergio Gil. Civil
groups and citizens gathered together at the Macro-plaza to demand that Nuevo
León Governor Rodrigo Median and Mayor Fernando Larrazabal resign… Their slogan
was “Monterrey Says Enough”.
The Catholic Church charged that behind the
tragedy in the Casino Royale lie not only criminals, but also public servants
who fail to carry out their tasks.
Friday, September 02, 2011
News Summary for September 2d, 2011
++ The Nuevo León Attorney General’s Office initiated
an investigation against Jonás Larrazabal Bretón, brother of the Mayor of Monterrey,
Fernando Larrazabal, on suspicions he was charging extortion money to casinos
operating illegally in Monterrey. Operations director for the Nuevo León
Firefighters Andrés Molina said that if the Casino Royale had installed
appropriate security measures the arson attack would not have spread so quickly
nor would 53 people would have been killed. He said he only saw one emergency
exit and the other one was false one, even though security requirements
stipulate six emergency doors.
++ Unknown assailants lobbed two smoke grenades
in a betting hall belonging to Grupo Caliente in Tijuana, Baja California.
++ Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said there
is no evidence of extortion operations in Mexico City in connection to Casino businesses.
++ Authorities found the bodies of two women linked
to Contralinea investigative journalism magazine. The naked bodies of
Contralinea founder Ana Maria Marcela Yarce Viveros and independent journalist
Rocio Gonzalez Trapaga, were found in a park in Iztapalapa borough in Mexico
City…
Monday, August 29, 2011
News Summary for August 29th, 2011
The Defense Secretariat sent 800
additional troops to Monterrey as reinforcements to assist local authorities. The full deployment of an additional 1,500
soldiers is expected within the next couple of days. State and local
authorities in Monterrey denied that two of the suspects in Friday’s attack on
the Casino Royale had been arrested. Authorities said that 45 of the
fatal 52 victims of the attack on the Casino Royale had been identified and
their bodies delivered to their relatives… Funerals for the victims began over
the weekend…
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The Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development sent a condolence message from secretary general
Mexican José Ángel Gurria whose remarks joined the chorus of national and
international outrage at the attack on the casino in Monterrey. Fifty civic
groups joined together in Monterey to launch a campaign for Peace and Justice
with the “Peace Is Ours” slogan… Youth groups said they would stage a rally on
Saturday October 8th at the Angel of Independence
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