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full screen Mexico’s military gets increased powers in law enforcement. Archive image. Photo: Eduardo Verdugo/AP/TT
Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s military should be able to arrest people without first consulting the police.
The issue is sensitive because the involvement of the military in the law enforcement work should only be a support for the police. Now the military can arrest suspects at its own discretion, provided that the arrest is subsequently registered with the police.
Mexico’s armed forces have been repeatedly accused of human rights abuses.