Proposal to Videotape Trials in Mexico Advances
3/21/11— After the controversy sparked by the film “Presumed Guilty,” Marcelo Ebrard, head of the Federal District, proposed the idea of videotaping trials in Mexico City to promote transparency within the country. To implement this initiative, he proposed needing 11 billion pesos, which would go towards building new courtrooms and preparing the judges, prosecutors, police … Read more
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Resigns Over WikiLeaks Controversy
03/21/11 - U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, officially resigned from his post this past Saturday March 19 due to controversial WikiLeaks documents that have caused ongoing friction between the two governments. Pascual, who has been ambassador to Mexico for a year and a half, greatly angered President Calderón after a cable that was discovered last … Read more
Film About Police Corruption Prohibited in Mexico
03/21/11— The documentary “Presumed Guilty” follows the life of José Antonio Zuñiga, a Mexican sentenced to 20 years in prison without trial for the murder of a person who he had never seen before. After two years in prison he was acquitted by his lawyers, Roberto Hernández and Negrete Layda, who “rebuilt his case step by step” to … Read more
