Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ratified the armed forces' role in civilian policing in Mexico yesterday, with a decree that authorizes them to take on public security tasks through 2024. The move is a turnaround for AMLO, who campaigned on the promise to return the military to the barracks. Mexico's armed forces have been accused of significant human rights violations in the years since they have been deployed for public security in the midst of the country's war on drugs.
AMLO calls in the troops (May 12, 2020)
AMLO calls in the troops (May 12, 2020)
AMLO calls in the troops (May 12, 2020)
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ratified the armed forces' role in civilian policing in Mexico yesterday, with a decree that authorizes them to take on public security tasks through 2024. The move is a turnaround for AMLO, who campaigned on the promise to return the military to the barracks. Mexico's armed forces have been accused of significant human rights violations in the years since they have been deployed for public security in the midst of the country's war on drugs.