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2004 Tláhuac Lynching
On 23 November 2004, three plainclothes Federal Preventative Police (PFP) officers, Cristóbal Bonilla Martín, Edgar Moreno Nolasco, and Víctor Mireles Barrera, were lynched in , Tláhuac, a borough of Mexico City, after they were accused of kidnapping two children from a local elementary school. Moreno was eventually extracted by riot police and sent to the hospital, where he remained in a coma for around a month; Mireles and Bonilla were both killed, with their bodies being doused in gasoline and set alight. The next day, at least 32 people were arrested in an operation by the Federal Investigations Agency. The lynching was almost uniformly condemned, sparking discussion concerning Mexico's justice system and vigilantism. Criticism was especially levied at law enforcement's sluggish response to the incident, resulting in the dismissal of several high-ranking officials, including Marcelo Ebrard, then Mexico City's chief of police. Background Due to rampant distrust of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plainclothes Police
A covert operation or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an assumed cover to conceal the identity of the party responsible. US law Under US law, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) must lead covert operations unless the president finds that another agency should do so and informs Congress. The CIA's authority to conduct covert action comes from the National Security Act of 1947. President Ronald Reagan issued Executive Order 12333 titled ''United States Intelligence Activities'' in 1984. This order defined covert action as "special activities", both political and military, that the US Government could legally deny. The CIA was also designated as the sole authority under the 1991 Intelligence Authorization Act and in Title 50 of the United States Code Section 413(e). The CIA must have a "Presidential Finding" issued by the President in order to conduct these activities under the Hughes-Ryan amendment to the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Standard Time
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is UTC−06:00, six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central Daylight Time (CDT), which is UTC−05:00, five hours behind UTC and known internationally as UTC−5. Regions using Central Time Canada The province of Manitoba is the only Provinces and territories of Canada, province or territory in Canada that obser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of Mexico, Madrid
The Embassy of Mexico in Spain, based out of Madrid, is the primary diplomatic mission from the Mexico, United Mexican States to the Spain, Kingdom of Spain. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1836, 15 years after the Mexican War of Independence, but were severed in 1940 due to Mexico's support for the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War. Relations were re-established in 1977 when Spain Spanish transition to democracy, returned to a democracy following the death of Francisco Franco. The head of the mission also represents Mexico before the World Tourism Organization. Location The chancery building of the embassy, as well as the Consular Section, is located at 46 Carrera de San Jerónimo in the Cortes (Madrid), Cortes Ward of the Centro (Madrid), Centro District. Mexico also maintains a Consul (representative)#Consul general, consulate in Barcelona. It is located at Paseo de la Bonanova, 55. Ambassadors The Ambassador of Mexico to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
