US Court Declines to Hear Case Involving Ex-Mexico President Zedillo and 1997 Massacre NewEurope
go to original October 7, 2014

Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo (EFE)

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of 10 people who tried to sue former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on allegations he bore some responsibility for a 1997 massacre in Mexico and tried to cover it up.

The court didn't give a reason for declining to hear the case Monday. A federal judge in Connecticut and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York dismissed the lawsuit, saying Zedillo has immunity as a former head of state.

The plaintiffs say they are survivors of the massacre in the southern Mexican village of Acteal by paramilitaries with apparent government ties. Forty-five people died.

Zedillo called the allegations groundless. He was president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000 and is now a professor at Yale University in Connecticut.

See the original at NewEurope

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!