Mexico Admits 'Indications' Soldiers Disappeared and Executed 7 People in Zacatecas La Jornada
go to original July 20, 2015

The Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) reported that there are "indications" of military involvement in the disappearance of seven people on July 7 in the municipality of Calera, where they were allegedly arrested by soldiers of 97 Infantry Battalion. On Saturday, the 18th, their bodies were found in the neighboring town of Jerez. They had been tortured before receiving a coup de grace.

In press releases issued by the 11th Military Zone in Zacatecas, the Department of Defense first confirmed that the Attorney General of Military Justice had opened a preliminary investigation into the events and later reported that results of the investigation had "identified indications of a probable involvement of military personnel" in these disappearances and had forward the results of its investigation to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), acting in respect for its scope of jurisdiction.

MV Note: In Sept. 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that cases involving military violations of civilians' human rights must be tried in civilain, not miltary, courts.

Victims' relatives publicly denounced that soldiers violently took the seven youths, five men and two women, from a house located in the municipal seat of Calera.

The Mexican Army announced that the Attorney General of Military Justice will continue the investigation to determine whether there were violations of military discipline and, if necessary, proceed to bring charges before military courts.

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