Former Guerrero Governor Ángel Aguirre Arrested in Ayotzinapa Case
Summary
Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre has been arrested for allegedly hiding evidence and obstructing the investigation into Mexico’s Ayotzinapa case, in which 43 students disappeared in 2014. The case remains one of the country’s most notorious examples of corruption, impunity and forced disappearance.
Key Points
- Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre was arrested over allegations that he hid evidence and obstructed the Ayotzinapa investigation.
- The case concerns 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College who disappeared after being stopped by police in Iguala in 2014.
- Only three students’ remains have been identified so far, while the fate of the other 40 remains unknown.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government is now handling the case and has pledged to uncover the truth.
