12/11/15 (written by alagorio) – On December 1st, parents of the missing forty-three Ayotzinapa students lifted the protest camp at the capital. The decision came after the Interior Department announced the creation of a new specialized investigation unit. For more than a year the parents did not accept the original government conclusions in the case.
The Interior Department deputy secretary for human rights, Roberto Campa, announced that a “fresh group” of investigators would be taking on the case. Provincia reports that Campa said the new investigation will focus on looking into who gave orders to the accused criminal group Guerreros Unidos. The investigation will also look into the role of the police in the disappearances. Campa mentioned that authorities have already searched in six hundred and sixty-nine places for the missing forty-three students.
The Washington Post reports that the new investigation is influenced by international experts and human rights groups who cast doubt on the Mexican government’s account of the case. The official story published by the Mexican government stated that the criminal organization, Guerreros Unidos, burned the student’s bodies at the Cocula trash dump. Nevertheless, there were numerous scientific facts that contradicted the government’s account of the events.
The new investigations address parents demands for the Ayotzinapa students. The students disappeared more than a year ago on September 26.
Sources:
“Padres de los desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa levantan plantón.” Provincia. December 1, 2015.
“Padres de normalistas de Ayotzinapa concluyen plantón en Los Pinos.” CNNMéxico. December 1, 2015.
“Parents of Missing Students End Mexico City Protest Camp.” The Washington Post. December 1, 2015.
