Massacre Survivors Still Trying to Get Former President of Mexico Into US Court Christian Nolan - The Connecticut Law Tribune
go to original April 10, 2013

 
Former Mexican President, Ernesto Zedillo (CNN)

Ernesto Zedillo, the former president of Mexico who now teaches at Yale University, says he's focusing on his scholarly duties, according to his lawyer, and not getting himself distracted by "a frivolous lawsuit."

But the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut - accusing Zedillo of covering up a massacre of 45 civilians in the village of Acteal in 1997 - may not be so frivolous after all.

Zedillo has long claimed he can't be sued for any actions he took while president of Mexico. And last year, the U.S. State Department submitted a letter to the court asking it to grant Zedillo immunity in the case. Since it's common for the State Department to make such requests and for courts to grant them, many legal experts predicted the suit would be dismissed.

But late last month, a Mexican court ruled that Zedillo enjoys no such immunity under that country's constitution. And now plaintiffs lawyers are hopeful to get their day in court after all.

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