MEXICAN STUDENTS PROTEST GOVERNMENT REPRESSION
LThe following declaration in opposition to the current repressive moves: of the Mexican government was issued jointly in Mexico . City. by. a mimber of student organizations, which are listed alphabetically. The text from which World Outlook made the translation appeared: in the September . 1 issue of the Mexico City bimonthly maga— zine Politica. J. .
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On Friday, August 12, a number of squads of police and troops jailed 46 persons. When the arrests were carried out, homes were broken into, furniture smashed and valuable objects stolen -- all this without a search warrant. In addition to many political opponents who. live in the Federal District, oppositionist trade-union leaders were detained in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, and peasant leaders in Durango. Many of them were-indicted by the.authorities.. The basis for this was confessions extracted under torture from people held incommunicado.:: Additional: évidence consisted-of assertions by the police and arms which were allegedly "found" by the police in the home of one of those arrested, a home that was neither frequented nor lived in by the main defendants.
‘This occurrence was not something isolated, “put part of a policy of repression applied by the government which had already led to political jailings last March -.and April.and in. previous years. It once again testifies to the fact that the government continues to repress any genuine political opposition, including union and peasant opposition. Such facts expose the talk of the regime , about freedom, democracy and the constitution as designed only to. cover up the repression. a
Once more the repression demonstrates how easily the government forgets its oath to "abide by the constitution and the laws based on it." Thus: the government: Bap low,
> @ ‘Violated Articlé 6 of the constitution proclaiming freedom of expression.
e Violated Article 9 of the constitution proclaiming freedom of assembly and. association. on
® Violatéd Article 16 of the constitution which states that "no one can be molested in his person, family, home, papers or ° possessions" without a court order.
e Violated Article 19 of the constitution ‘which ‘states that no one can be detained more than 72 hours without a formal order citing proofs of guilt. :
® Violated Article 20, paragraph II, of the constitution, |
which states that no one under accusation "can be compelled to testify against himself so that holding a person incommunicado , or any other means tending to achieve this, is strictly forbidden. @ Violated Article 129 of the constitution which states that "in times of peace no military authority can exercise functions outside of those strictly in connection with military discipline. ‘The ‘student organizations that have signed below condemn Cae political repression of any kind and demand the immediate release of the political, union and peasant prisoners, including Vallejo and his comrades, Gilly and his comrades and now Rico Galan and Ugalde and their comrades, as well as the others who have been detained throughout the country under analogous conditions. ve STOP THE GOVERNMENT REPRESSION! “Alianza de Inquierda Revolucionaria de Economia (UNAM* ). Brecha Estudiantil (Normal. Superior) . i Comité Pro-Reforma Universitaria (eaicine, UNAM) Estudio y- Lucha (Normal de Maestros) , | Fraccion Estudiantil del Partido Mexicano de los Trabaja~ dores Ce. f. ) Brg coe : Fraccion Estudiantil del Partido Obrero Revolucionario Frente Revolucicnaria de Accion Detiocratica (Ciencias - Politicas, UNAM) oe . Grupo Miguel Hernandez (Filosofia, UNAM)
Grupo Progresista de Ingenieria (UNAM) Grupo Revolucién (Escuela Nacional Preparatoria) Grupo ‘Ruben Jaramillo (Escuela Nacional Preparatoria Mo. 3) Liga Obrero Estudiantil (Ciencias Politicas y Sociales, UNAM) Partido Estudiantil Progresista (Derecho, UNAM) : Partido Estudiantil Socialista: Revolucionario (Ciencias Politicas, UNAM) a Unién de Lucha Estudiantil de Ciencias (UNAM) |
*Universidad Nacional Autdénoma de México -- Autonomous National University of Mexico.
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