2 Ex-Presidents Deny Knowing of Rights Abuse
Two former Mexican presidents denied knowledge of any plots to kidnap and kill suspected leftists while they were in power.
Former Presidents Jose Lopez Portillo and Luis Echeverria were responding to allegations that at least 275 people vanished at the hands of security forces during Mexico’s so-called dirty war against leftist groups in the 1970s.
President Vicente Fox has said he will name a special prosecutor to investigate the allegations, contained in a 3,000-page report released this week by Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission.
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