Posted by Tina
MEXICO CITY, June 17 — President Felipe Caldern on Tuesday signed legislation designed to fundamentally change Mexico’s much-criticized justice system by allowing U.S.-style oral trials and establishing a presumption of innocence for criminal defendants. The sweeping measures also require local and state police departments to “purify” their ranks of corrupt officers, and they grant those agencies power to investigate organized crime.
The people of Mexico and their representatives are working hard to raise the quality of life in Mexico. Many are risking and losing life in the struggle. I solute them and wish them well.