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Update on Mexican Federal Agent Mutiny -- Four Relieved
 Google Translate. Earlier reports put the number of demonstrators at 400, while later reports place the number at 100.Four top Mexican Federal police commanders of the Juarez detachment were relieved of duty following a boisterous protest by agents at their Juarez detachment headquarters Saturday morning. While later reports do not specifically name the commanders relieved, earlier reports say Alarcon Salomon Olvera, AKA "The Shaman", Joel Ortega and Ricardo Duque were three of the top commanders cited by protesters for abuse of their authority. The chief of the Division de Fuerzas Federales, Rafael Aviles, was present at the protest and took testimony from those who were affected by the allegations. The Mexican national SecretarÃa de Seguridad Pública (SSP) announced later in the day the four relieved commanders would be sent to Mexico City to be investigated concerning the allegations. The Juarez detachment of the Mexican Federal police had been under some pressure due to several armed attacks directed against forces in Juarez, the most spectacular being the July 16th car bomb which killed one agent and three others. In just the last week at least eight attacks mostly in the form of ambushes have been made against federal patrols in Juarez, the most recent at 1400 hrs. Saturday. The protests Saturday morning took place at the Juarez hotel La Playa on Avenida Lopez Mateos. Several protesting agents ransacked the hotel rooms of police commanders seizing guns and drugs they say were used against innocents, including a federal agent. Posted by: badanov 2010-08-08 |
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