The 43 students are believed to have been murdered in 2014, an atrocity that galvanized the country. The arrest warrant names a general and 15 other soldiers.
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Mexico Arrests Army General Linked to Disappearance of 43 Students
A top military officer suspected of ordering the killing of at least six of the students who disappeared in 2014 has been arrested, the latest in a string of high-profile arrests.
Mexico Arrests Top Prosecutor in Case of Missing Students and Issues 80 Warrants
The country’s former attorney general, accused of covering up the probable massacre of 43 students, was charged with forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice.
Mexico Says 43 Students’ Disappearance Was a State Crime
The authorities said for the first time that the state had been a key player in the likely massacre of students from a teachers’ college in 2014.
Bone Fragments in Mexico Identified As One of 43 Missing Students
The identification of one victim’s remains is the first sign of progress in years in a case that traumatized Mexico and became a symbol of corruption and injustice.
Mexico’s New President Restarts Investigation Into 43 Missing Students
Just days after taking office President Andrés Manuel López Obrador created a commission to re-examine the case of 43 students who were attacked by the police in 2014.