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 News from Around the Americas | June 2006 
Mexico Miners' Leader Seeks Asylum in Canada: Agency
 Reuters
| | Napoleon Gomez, who is currently visiting Canada, sought refuge there on May 20 after he found out the Mexican attorney general's office was about to ask Interpol to search for him. |
The ousted leader of Mexico's miners' union, accused by the government of corruption, sought political asylum in Canada this month but was initially rejected, Mexico's official news agency Notimex reported.
It said on Tuesday that Napoleon Gomez, who is currently visiting Canada, sought refuge there on May 20 after he found out the Mexican attorney general's office was about to ask Interpol to search for him.
Canada turned Gomez down because he lacked documents needed to process the request but the miners leader's supporters are now trying to get the paperwork to Canada, the agency said.
Strikes and stoppages have wreaked havoc in Mexico's mining sector for months, as workers loyal to Gomez refuse to recognize contract talks until he is reinstated.
Workers at the giant La Caridad copper mine in northern Mexico, owned by Grupo Mexico, are among those who have walked off their jobs to support Gomez.
Some union members accuse the government of orchestrating Gomez's removal from the union leadership in February and replacing him with a government-friendly boss, Elias Morales.
Gomez denies government accusations he skimmed millions of dollars off union funds. |
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