AMLO’s Judicial Reform Overlooks the Key Weakness of Mexican Justice
Prosecutors’ willingness and capacity to investigate crimes is the nation’s judicial system’s weakest link, writes an expert.
MEXICO CITY — In proposing his controversial plan to overhaul the court system, Mexico’s outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is right about one thing: for the majority of people, the country’s justice system isn’t working. I’ve spent the past year interviewing over 100 people involved with the justice system in 10 states, including prosecutors, investigators, attorneys, judges, and victims’ advocates. One after the other, they expressed frustration about a system in crisis. For victims of crime, seeking justice and remedy in Mexico can be time consuming,...
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