What do we think happens?
12 June 2007
Mexico’s Defense Department says it will put 19 soldiers on trial for the killing of three children and two women whose vehicle failed to stop at an army checkpoint.
The Department says a military court will try three officers and 16 soldiers for their alleged involvement in the June 1 shooting in the northern Sinaloa state. Three of the car’s occupants survived.
Last month, opposition lawmakers and the human rights group Amnesty International urged the Mexican government not to use soldiers to perform policing tasks. They said troops lack the training to handle civilian functions and are, therefore, prone to abusing human rights. (source: Voice of America)
Some of us say the same thing on this side of the border…
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