Activists in Mexico call for the release of people detained following protests during the President’s inauguration

Wed, 12/12/2012 - 14:06
  • Year: 2012
  • Length: 5:01 minutes (2.3 MB)
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Mexico's long-ruling PRI party returned to executive office earlier this month with the swearing in of President Enrique Peña Nieto. His inauguration was met by protests, including some rock throwing and property damage in a section of downtown Mexico City. Around 100 people were arrested, 14 remain in detention. But as Shannon Young reports, the circumstances of the arrests and the charges are raising larger questions about Mexico's judicial system.

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