Indigenous People Create Community Police in Guerrero Mexico

Indigenous People Create Community Police in Guerrero Mexico
Published 12 June 2016

Community leaders say the state's governor is in bed with organized crime.


In response to a rise in crime over a territorial dispute between rival organized crime groups, Indigenous people from the community of San Jeronimo de Palantla created Saturday a community police force.

According the Mexican newspaper La Jornada, the first action of the newly constituted force was to detain 15 people accused of being involved in the deaths of 13 people. One person was reported killed during the operation.

San Jeronimo de Palantla is a small community of about 300 people, located in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. It has lately experienced a surge in violence, reportedly over a dispute between Los Ardillos and Los Rojos, two organized crime groups operating in the area.

Many communities have opted to create community police forces due to mistrust of local, state, and federal police forces, which are often accused of collaborating with organized crime.

More:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Indigenous-People-Create-Community-Police-in-Guerrero-Mexico-20160612-0025.html

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Guerrero Gobernador Hector Astudillo Flores [/center]