Wednesday, November 11, 2009

News Summary for November 11, 2009

++ Intelligence chief at the Federal Police Crime Prevention department Luis Cárdenas Palomino acknowledged that organized crime has not only offered its followers better employment opportunities, but also a sense of identity and of getting even with society.

++ The mayor of San Pedro Garza García, in Nuevo León, Mauricio Fernández, testified at the Attorney General’s Office to explain how he found out that alleged drug trafficker Héctor Saldaña Perales, known as "El Negro Saldaña," had been killed on October 31 in the Federal District.

++ Former Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora admitted that the Mexican government’s aim is not to put an end to drug trafficking, since that is an impossible task for any government.

++ Residents in Cuijingo, in Juchitepec, in the State of Mexico, seized and held hostage four alleged kidnappers wearing state police uniforms… They took off their clothes and threatened to lynch them.

++ Leader of the Mexican Electricians Union Martín Esparza Flores said the union is willing to speak to the government to find solutions to the shutting down of power utility Luz y Fuerza del Centro… He pledged that planned protests by union members will be pacific and won’t break the law…

++ Interior Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont called on the Mexican Electricians Union to keep their protest actions within the law.

++ President Felipe Calderón asked the Chamber of Deputies to approve his proposal to increase funding for the Opportunities Program, a social welfare program.

++ The Political Affairs board at the Chamber of Deputies approved a seven-percent cut to its 2010 budget, which means reducing by 400 million pesos.

1 comments:

Felipe said...

Get even with society. Become a criminal. That´s really cute.