A 2010 NPR study found Mexico's President Calderon favors the Sinaloa cartel, which he denies.
11/26/11, "Group Files War-Crimes Complaint Against Calderon," AP via ABC News
"Mexican activists lodged a war-crimes complaint Friday against President Felipe Calderon at the International Criminal Court, claiming his offensive against drug cartels has involved about 470 cases of
- human rights violations by the army or police.
Netzai Sandoval, a lawyer for the coalition behind the complaint, said Mexican drug lords have also committed crimes against humanity during the conflict, which has cost 35,000 to 40,000 lives since late 2006.
The complaint filed Friday at the court in the Netherlands also names Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman."...
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10/4/11, "Mexican navy detains police agents 'with cartel links'," BBC
"Poorly paid and poorly trained, they (local police) are widely considered to be the force most prone to corruption."...
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"Mexican soldiers are subject only to military courts."
11/25/11, "Mexico activists seek ICC investigation of drugs war." BBC
"Last month a report by Human Rights Watch found evidence that the Mexican police and military were involved in 24 killings and 39 disappearances in five states, as well as systematic torture.
It said few of the cases it documented were properly investigated, in part because Mexican soldiers are subject only to military courts." (item at end of article)
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