A Mexican appeals court on Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling that absolved former president Luis Echeverria of any criminal responsibility for the 1968 killings of student protesters in Mexico City's Tlatelolco...
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Mexico criminal court clears ex-president of genocide charges
The Mexican federal Third United Criminal Tribunal Thursday absolved former President Luis Echeverria of any criminal responsibility for a 1968 student protester massacre , despite ruling that the student massacre, which took place during...
Mexico shuts down special political crimes prosecution office
A Mexican special prosecutor's office designed to investigate past political crimes shut down on Tuesday without ever securing any convictions. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox , who created the department, decided to close it just before leaving office...
Mexico court report says ex-president directly linked to student massacre
The Mexican judge who last month ordered the arrest of former Mexican President Luis Echeverria did so after finding there was probable cause to believe that Echeverria ordered an attack on student protesters...
Mexico ex-president charged with genocide misses court-ordered tests
Mexican ex-president Luis Echeverria was found unable to undergo a psychological examination Friday due to his deteriorating health, according to his lawyer. The former president, who held office from 1970 to 1976, has...
Mexico appeals court says ex-president can be charged with genocide
A Mexican appeals court ruled Wednesday that a genocide trial against former Mexican President Luis Echeverria may proceed as long as prosecutors file formal charges against him before Friday, when the 30-year statute of...
Informe Histórico a la Sociedad Mexicana 2006, Fiscalia Especial para Movimientos Sociales y Politicos del Pasado [concluding that former Mexican presidents Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Luis Echeverria and Jose Lopez Portillo were responsible for "crimes against humanity" in connection with the...
Mexico report blames government for crimes against humanity in 'dirty war'
Former Mexican Presidents Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (1964-1970) , Luis Echeverria (1970-1976) , and Jose Lopez Portillo (1976-1982) were responsible for "crimes against humanity" in connection with the massacres and tortures of hundreds of leftist...
A Mexican judge Saturday cleared ex-president Luis Echeverria of genocide charges in connection with his role in repressing a 1968 student revolt while he was the country's Interior Minister. According to Echeverria's lawyer, the judge...
Former Mexican president Luis Echeverria was under house arrest Saturday after a Mexican appeals court ruled Friday that it had enough evidence to charge him with genocide in connection with his role in putting...