2 hours agoFeds Cause Turmoil on March 8 in Mexico - 61 Officers Injured
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Women marching for International Women's Day on March 8th have crashed with police at barricades surrounding the National Palace in Mexico City, where officials threw tear gas after protesters tried to break the metal wall. 62 policemen and 19 civilians were injured, said Marcela Figueroa, official of the Police Agency. The government of [...]
62 policemen and 19 civilians were injured, said Marcela Figueroa, official of the Police Agency. Mexico City's government has denied “categorically” that it has used any kind of gas against the protesters.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador [ AMLO had installed the metal barricade described as <x0mor of peace” by his spokesman as preparing for the protests, saying he wanted to protect government property from vandalism, reports The Guardian, Periscope.
But the wall turned out to be provocative to women, who accuse President famous for using low security when traveling to places controlled by drug cartels that he was afraid of the feminist movement.
At least 539 women were victims of childicides only last year in Mexico, official statistics say.
And where were you when I was being raped, ” a woman was heard screaming at a police officer after the riots broke out.
The Mexican left-wing president has had tense relations with the feminist movement, which he has accused of being manipulated by conservatives and of being influenced by foreign ideas.
