Chiapas: High Court Releases Seven In 1997 Massacre Case

Chiapas: High Court Releases Seven In 1997 Massacre Case Mexico's Supreme Court ordered the release of seven Indians jailed for more than 13 years in connection with a 1997 massacre in which both the accused and the 45 victims were Indians. The high issued the ruling Wednesday, citing problems with the evidence used to convict the seven people. Twenty-nine people were ordered released in 2009 and 25 others were granted new trials in the case. "The accused argued that the final sentences...

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