Jailed Mexican ex-governor Duarte on hunger strike
Source: France 24
18 August 2017 - 19H40
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -
Jailed Mexican ex-governor Javier Duarte, who is facing trial for corruption, has launched a hunger strike to protest the way the case against him is being handled, authorities said Friday.
Duarte was governor of the eastern state of Veracruz from 2010 to 2016, when he abruptly resigned and went into hiding -- leaving the once-wealthy state on the verge of bankruptcy.
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The portly ex-governor is accused of links to organized crime and allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds to buy luxury properties, Miami vacation homes and thoroughbred horses.
Duarte, 43, is also known for presiding over an explosion of violence and human rights abuses.
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