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A decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of concealing evidence
Federal prosecutors say he concealed evidence in the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students, one of the highest-profile arrests in the case.
- On Thursday, federal prosecutors arrested former Guerrero governor Angel Aguirre, accusing him of concealing evidence related to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College.
- Authorities believe a cartel in Iguala attacked the students in collusion with security forces, prompting the 2018-2024 administration to classify the 2014 disappearance as a "state crime."
- Attorney General Ernestina Godoy reported that new testimony from two people indicated Aguirre ordered destruction of surveillance footage that could have revealed the students' whereabouts.
- The detention follows the arrest of former Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam, who faces criminal charges of forced disappearance, obstruction of justice, and torture in the same case.
- More than 10 years after the disappearance, the case continues to fuel outrage in Mexico, though only bone fragments from three victims have been positively identified.
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A former governor of the state of Guerrero, Mexico, was arrested in connection with 43 missing students who ordered the destruction of evidence.
·Vienna, Austria
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Angel Aguirre is accused of possible complicity in concealing evidence that could reveal the fate of the young men.
·Marousi, Greece
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The FGR confirmed the arrest of former governor Angel 'N', linked to the case of the forced disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Normal.
·Mexico
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Total News Sources81
Leaning Left12Leaning Right11Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Center
Bias Distribution
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