Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Summary of the most important news in Mexico for August 16th, 2011

++The Veracruz government said that it is the responsibility of the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the explosion of an artifact in a tourist spot that killed a man and wounded another three people, among them two minors.  Veracruz officials confirmed that criminals inside a moving vehicle who were fleeing from military troops threw an explosive device on the street near the Veracruz aquarium to create a distraction and be able to make their escape.

++ Also in Veracruz, the Navy said that four of its troops are missing… They were apparently kidnapped by organized crime.

++ Authorities arrested Ricardo Benítez Servín, known as “The Mute”, and accused of being second in command of the Beltrán Leyva cartel in the Costa Grande region of Guerrero, was arrested in Cancún, Quintana Roo.


++ The Attorney General’s Office said that the person who was found hanging from a bridge in Huixquilucan, was murdered on orders from Óscar Osvaldo García Montoya, know as the “El Compayito”, head of the Hand with Eyes, and who was captured last week.

++ UNAM President José Narro said that the National Security law being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies should be debated together with university academics and professors… He said that up to now the Presidency has given him no date for the meeting to discuss his security proposal.

++ Senators hailed security discussions being renewed between Congress and the Peace with Justice and Dignity Movement led by poet Javier Sicilia…. But they said they would not bow down to the movement’s demands…

++ State and municipal debt reached 316 billion pesos, two billion more than six months ago, according to Finance Secretariat figures. The PRI denied that state and municipal debt load is exorbitant as the Finance Secretariat described it… Compared to federal debt, the amount is only 0.72 percent.

++ Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said there would be no split within the PRD during the electoral process to choose a presidential candidate.

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