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Mexico police held over abduction of journalist Sanchez | |
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Thirteen municipal police officers are being held in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz over the kidnapping of a journalist on 2 January. | Thirteen municipal police officers are being held in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz over the kidnapping of a journalist on 2 January. |
Moises Sanchez was abducted from his home by armed men on 2 January. | Moises Sanchez was abducted from his home by armed men on 2 January. |
Mr Sanchez works for a newspaper in the city of Medellin and is known for his coverage of drug-related violence. | Mr Sanchez works for a newspaper in the city of Medellin and is known for his coverage of drug-related violence. |
The arrests come amid a series of horrific disappearances and murders in which the security forces are alleged to be involved. | The arrests come amid a series of horrific disappearances and murders in which the security forces are alleged to be involved. |
Mexicans have taken to the streets almost daily in support of 43 students who disappeared in the state of Guerrero on 26 September. | Mexicans have taken to the streets almost daily in support of 43 students who disappeared in the state of Guerrero on 26 September. |
The case, in which municipal officers confessed to handing the students over to a local drug gang who are believed to have killed them, has shone a spotlight on allegations of widespread collusion between the police and organised crime. | The case, in which municipal officers confessed to handing the students over to a local drug gang who are believed to have killed them, has shone a spotlight on allegations of widespread collusion between the police and organised crime. |
Colleagues and friends of Mr Sanchez also voiced their concern that the security forces were involved in his abduction, holding up signs saying "It was the state" at a demonstration in the town of Xalapa on Wednesday. | Colleagues and friends of Mr Sanchez also voiced their concern that the security forces were involved in his abduction, holding up signs saying "It was the state" at a demonstration in the town of Xalapa on Wednesday. |
Prosecutors said forensic tests were being carried out on a body found in a nearby village to establish if it could be that of Mr Sanchez. | Prosecutors said forensic tests were being carried out on a body found in a nearby village to establish if it could be that of Mr Sanchez. |
Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) says 97 journalists have been killed in Mexico in connection with their work since 2010. | Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) says 97 journalists have been killed in Mexico in connection with their work since 2010. |
According to the CNDH, Veracruz is among the most dangerous Mexican states for journalists to work in. | According to the CNDH, Veracruz is among the most dangerous Mexican states for journalists to work in. |
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