Mexico issues new warrants in 2014 students’ disappearance case

Mexico has for the first time issued arrest warrants for members of the military and federal police force in relation to the abduction and disappearance of 43 students in 2014, the Attorney General’s office announced Saturday. Omar Gomez Trejo, the prosecutor leading the investigation, said 25 arrest warrants had been issued in total and one federal police officer was already in custody. Saturday marked the six-year anniversary of the students’ disappearance from the Raul Isidro Burgos Teachers’ College in Ayotzinapa in Mexico’s southern Guerrero state, prompting a massive outcry and demonstrations demanding justice and accountability. Gomez Trejo said that among those being sought by investigators are “the intellectual and material authors of the disappearance”, who include “police from various municipalities, federal police, members of the army”, current and former officials from the federal prosecutor’s office, and people involved with organised crime. The individuals sought are accused of carrying out or knowing about the students’ disappearance. style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;">