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Canadians Held in Mexican Jail have Yet to be Charged
 Brigitte Morissette - QMI
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January 11, 2010
 |  | Following their arrest, a military patrol was then put in charge of their custody. |  | | |
Five Canadians held in Mexico since Jan. 1 have yet to be charged with serious criminal offences: participating in organized crime and misdemeanours against health, as the Mexican criminal code qualifies drug trafficking. However, 10 days after the events occurred, actual charges have yet to pressed.
Yesterday, the spokesperson for the attorney general of the Mexican Republic commented, laconically: "It is a delicate affair." The Mexican Attorney General's office was put in charge of this affair after the army transported the Canadian suspects from Puerto Vallarta to the country's capital.
The suspects, four Quebec residents and a fifth from Vancouver, were arrested by police on Jan. 1 at 6:15 a.m. following a raid in a bar called Mandala after a shootout took place. One officer allegedly sustained a head injury.
Following their arrest, a military patrol was then put in charge of their custody. Until an official statement is released, the only available version of this story is that of the accused and their families, as well as the stories published by the local press.
One of the accused's attorney, Marie-Ève Plante, has told TVA that they have been subjected to cruel and unusual treatment by the Puerto Vallarta police force, including electrocution and burns.
According to a QMI source, all five Canadians are still being held in the Attorney General's jail in the heart of Mexico City.
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