The mayor of a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca and two officials in her administration have been arrested over the disappearance of an anti-corruption activist who went missing after a protest outside the local town hall. The vehicle was later found parked on municipal premises and identified as a municipal vehicle, according to family. The three suspects were taken into custody on Friday morning after an investigation into “the forced disappearance”, the Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The suspects were not named, but Mexican media identified the mayor as Elisabeth Victoria Huerta of Nochixtlán and said the local police chief was among the other detainees. Mexican politicians and police routinely harass and intimidate citizens and journalists who denounce corruption.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2021 22:07 UTC