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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | June 2008 
Mexico to Have Public Trials, Presumed Innocence
 Associated Press
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| | (L-R) Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon and Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino tour on board a truck during the opening of a new federal police center in Mexico City June 16, 2008. (Reuters/Daniel Aguilar) | | |
Mexico City - Mexico is adopting U.S.-style public trials and a presumption of innocence.
President Felipe Calderon has signed a sweeping judicial reform that replaces closed-door proceedings in which judges rely on written evidence.
The constitutional amendment signed Tuesday will have prosecutors and defense lawyers arguing their cases in court.
Mexico's Congress dropped a proposal to allow warrantless searches after human rights groups protested.
Instead the law creates a new class of judges who can rule more quickly on warrant requests.
The law also allows prosecutors to hold organized crime suspects without charge for up to 80 days. |
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