Mayor of Mexican town and two officials arrested over disappearance of activist
by David Agren in Mexico City from World news | The Guardian on (#5HK67)
- Claudia Uruchurtu Cruz, 48, allegedly seized after protest
- Mayor belongs to party of President Lopez Obrador
The mayor of a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca and two officials in her administration have been arrested over the disappearance of an anti-corruption activist who went missing after a protest outside the local town hall.
Claudia Uruchurtu Cruz, 48, whose sisters live in Sheffield, disappeared on 26 March after participating in a demonstrations over allegations of arbitrary detention by local police in the municipality of Nochixtlan, about 375km south-east of Mexico City.
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