Mexico claims the APPO killed Brad Will

* Above, Who killed Brad Will? Not them, Mexico says.

Mexican federal prosecutors said on Friday that two APPO activists had been arrested in connection with the 2006 killing of New York Indymedia journalist Brad Will in Oaxaca. That would mean the same group that Will was supporting and covering is responsible for his death. This is an allegation that the Oaxacan PRI government made just weeks after the shooting on October 27, 2006 that left Will, 36, dead as he was filming a confrontation between the APPO and paramilitaries. For a differing perspective, take a look again at stills from Will's own footage that show PRI men, identified by name, aiming guns at him.

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (along with Amnesty International) has decried the finding, claiming the federal investigation was riddled with "omissions, deficiencies, irregularities, and delays." Also unconvinced, Brad's mother Kathy told The New York Times: "It's been two years of the same thing. They are absolutely determined to pin it on somebody nearby."

For more, see this post at the Village Voice, and also Friends of Brad Will. * Previously, "Oaxaca in our hearts and minds."

Comments

[Chris Cab.]

And here you are again... putting Mexican officials down as if the Mexican peoples' image isn't already struggling. Man, why don't you go ahead and donate some high-tech investigation equipment for the case to be solved already, since you seem to care so much about it.

Tip: you might want to help Mexico's image, to bring tourism back, and that way the country will have more money for these sorts of situations.

:-)

[Juan]

Fast and vigil all week in front of Sen. Clinton's office. See friendsofbradwill.org

and Stop the Merida Initiative!

[av2ts]

Compare this to the swift arrest in Venzuela of (apparently) pro-government State employees for the murder of a prominent student anti-Government activist.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gCd0QXXUaRIn2zZdD-srlGqLxwDQD93PUUM82

[La Bibi]

Chris Cab, your suggestion reminds me of some sick twist of trickle-down economics, as if any government will spend surplus money on cases such as this unfortunate one.