News Summary for May 17th, 2010

Where is Diego?
Forty-eight hours after prominent politician and lawyer Diego Fernández de Cevallos went missing just outside his ranch in Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro, there is still no information as to his whereabouts…
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The Attorney General’s Office did not release any further information regarding the case since it announced on Saturday afternoon that it would be the sole government agency providing authorized information about Diego Fernández de Cevallos…
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A day after the disappearance Attorney General Arturo Chávez Chávez met with Querétaro state and municipal authorities… They agreed to strengthen cooperation to locate the former senator…
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From Spain, where he was on a visit, President Felipe Calderón said he was in constant contact with Fernández de Cevallos’ family…
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Meanwhile Spain’s Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero voiced his support and wishes that Diego Fernández de Cevallos be released soon…
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PAN president César Nava once again expressed his concern about the disappearance of Diego Fernández de Cevallos… He called on the media and citizens not to spread rumors or to speculate on the case and to wait for the results of investigations into the former senator’s disappearance… Nava’s remarks were made in Boca del Río, in Veracruz…
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Former president Vicente Fox demanded that authorities do something to resolve the disappearance of el “Jefe Diego”.
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The Federal District Attorney General’s Office ordered checks and revisions at all entrances and exits into and from Mexico City to locate suspects or others who might have taken part in the disappearance of Diego Fernández de Cevallos. (Comment: Do they know something that everyone else does not know?)

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Meanwhile, the Business Coordinating Council expressed its deep regret at the kidnapping of politician and businessman Diego Fernández de Cevallos… The council demanded firm and decisive action on the part of authorities to obtain his release as soon as possible…
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The Mexican Catholic Church demanded that Diego Fernández de Cevallos’ kidnappers release him in an act of human decency…
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In other news…Elections to choose 106 mayors and renew local congress in the state of Yucatán took place with no major incidents reported…
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PRI national president Beatriz Paredes announced that surveys gave victory to PRI candidate Angélica Araujo in Yucatán state capital Mérida… Should final results confirm the trend it would mean that the PAN had lost the Yucatán capital after 19 years in power there…
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Officials in Spain announced that Mexico and the European Union presented a joint executive plan containing bilateral cooperation proposals in areas such as investment, trade and economic cooperation…
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While on his tour of Spain, President Felipe Calderón strongly condemned child sexual abuse cases saying they are a “shameful, heinous crime” and that the problem needs a “State level response” to punish those to blame…