Mexico grants protection for army slaying witness
Mexico grants protection for army slaying witness
| November 5, 2014 | Updated: November 5, 2014 10:03pm
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday it has agreed on protective measures for a witness who told The Associated Press and Esquire magazine that soldiers killed 21 suspected gang members after they surrendered at a warehouse in southern Mexico in late June.
The woman told the AP she had been threatened by agents of the Mexico State prosecutors' office if she talked about what happened at the warehouse on June 30, and said she feared reprisals. The Associated Press has withheld the woman's name.
In October, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission formally recommended that Mexico provide protection for her and her family.
Mexico's Interior Department said Wednesday that it had met with other government agencies and the woman's representatives to decide how to provide protection. The department said in a statement that "the government recognizes the contribution of the victim-witness to the investigation" of the killings and said it "commits itself to protecting her."
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http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Mexico-grants-protection-for-army-slaying-witness-5874526.php
