MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - After weeks fielding questions about the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers by corrupt police in league with drug gang members, Mexicos Attorney General Jesus Murillo has had enough. Hes not the only one. Facing a grilling over the details of the case, which has sent shockwaves across Mexico and triggered outrage at impunity, Murillo sought to wrap up a news conference on Friday evening, arching his eyebrows with the aside Ya me canse, or Ive had enough. The phrase came shortly after he told the press that the trainee teachers were apparently incinerated by drug gang henchmen and their remains tipped in a garbage dump and a river. Murillos words have gone viral, with #YaMeCanse and #estoycansado (Im tired) among the most trending hashtags on Twitter in Mexico. Protesters who have railed against the governments handling of the case sprayed the phrase Ive had enough .. of fear on the entrance of the Attorney Generals office overnight. Many Tweeters said that like Murillo, they were tired – but of impunity, injustice and corrupt politicians. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Mexico City and those of the southwestern state of Guerrero where the students were abducted in recent weeks to decry the governments handling of the case. Six weeks on, the government has yet to confirm the students fate. Thousands marched on Saturday evening from the attorney general’s office to Mexico Citys central Zocalo square. Many carried hand-made placards and banners with the hashtag as well as posters calling for Murillo’s resignation. Others held candles and posters that said Justice! or Enough!.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:26:13 +0000
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