Relatives of people who died or disappeared
during the 1971 Corpus Christi massacre are hoping that the Mexican
Supreme Court reverses a judge's decision refusing to sign an arrest
warrant for former President Luis Echeverria. Such a reversal will
depend on the high court agreeing that genocide is a legitimate charge
against Echeverria. Lower court Judge Julio Cesar Flores on Saturday
rejected the arrest request for Echeverria and 11 others linked to the
June 10, 1971, massacre. The judge said the statute of limitations on
the alleged crimes had expired. Special Prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo
Prieto was expected to file his appeal with the Supreme Court on
Monday. At issue is the event 33 years ago when about 45 marchers,
mostly students, were killed as they demonstrated for education reform
in Mexico City. In charges filed Thursday night, Carrillo alleged that
the ex-president, now 82, two Cabinet ministers and nine others were
responsible for the killings. Echeverria was president from 1970 to
1976. [more]
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