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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | May 2007 
Mexican Governors Back Use of Army to Combat Drug Traffickers
 Xinhua
| | Emilio Gonzalez, governor of the western state of Jalisco, speaking on the sidelines of a national governors' conference in the state, praised what he called the "spunk and commitment of Mexico's marines and soldiers in the fight led by Calderon to build a more secure Mexico, free of the dishonor and violence that accompanies drugs." |
Several Mexican state governors on Tuesday backed Mexican President Felipe Calderon's policy of using the army to fight drug trafficking.
Emilio Gonzalez, governor of the western state of Jalisco, speaking on the sidelines of a national governors' conference in the state, praised what he called the "spunk and commitment of Mexico's marines and soldiers in the fight led by Calderon to build a more secure Mexico, free of the dishonor and violence that accompanies drugs."
Left-wingers and human rights activists have been calling for the army to return to barracks after rising complaints of violations of the Mexican constitution's civil liberty guarantees.
Calderon has deployed some 30,000 soldiers and federal police in the areas hardest hit by organized crime, while in some cities, dozens of police have been arrested for alleged links to criminal organizations.
Sonora governor Eduardo Bours called for new legislation, including a witness protection scheme for those testifying against drug traffickers.
Calderon thanked the governors for their support and said that the military forces, which he described as "a national front," is the best that Mexico has to fight these criminals.
Separately on Tuesday, five police officers were injured in a grenade attack on a police station in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. In the eastern state of Veracruz, two men gunned down a businessman in the street, and in the southern state of Quintana Roo a senior state prosecutor was reported missing.
Organized crime-related killings have topped 1,200 in Mexico so far this year. |
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