December 22nd, 1997 the (Landmarks winter months 23), Mexico massacre 46 people were killed.


the tragedy In December 1997, the southern Mexican state of Chiapas took place in Mexico a so bloody across Mexico and the international community was shocked. That night, more than 60 masked gunmen riding the night suddenly burst into the the Chiapas Qie Naluo the City �����ذ��� village an indigenous refugees temporary residence, a few days ago due to tribal disputes fled to refuge here indigenous refugees opened fire crazy. This gang of heavily armed murderer even use the International Convention prohibits the use of flowering bullets extremely lethal. Subject to the police who heard the killer had all run away.
temporary refuge here in just a few minutes, dozens of indigenous peasants were killed 45, injured 11 people. The majority of women and children victims, 21 women and 15 children, of which there is a dissatisfaction with the two-month baby. Plus an injured man died the following day in the hospital, a total of 46 people were killed in this massacre. Reference December 27, the police have arrested 43 suspected of involvement in the massacre of the murderer. (Lssdjt.cn) Qiena Luo Mayor Jacinto Arias is accused of being the mastermind behind the massacre, but also by the police remanded, a federal judge from the capital of the first instance.
preliminary investigation and interrogation with serious Indian peasant family and sectarian clashes. The shadow of violence and terror before the occurrence of the Holocaust, has been shrouded in Qiena Luo City and its surrounding areas. It began November 13 waterfalls town Indian religious ceremonies by more than 500 local members of the paramilitary organization try to stop. Next day, Qiena Luo a government official the people stab in the back. Mayor Arias blamed the vicar Miguel Hurley, said the pastor inciting the Indians to the assassination and intimidation Hurley pastor careful melon head ". After a few days, more and more people missing, was the abduction and assassination. By the end of November, at least 10 people were killed. The town of South Hadley Mystic Democratic Revolution Party 10 families were driven out of the town.�����ذ��� Village 4 sympathy for the Zapatista guerrillas people houses were burned. The Xi Dala town of 150 democratic revolutionaries family fled Shenghao Akin town 35 Institutional Revolutionary Party people move out of his hometown. For a time, no one would have dared to separate out of the house. People say, "a January 1st to come." This refers to the guerrilla organization a few years ago EZLN Zapatista guerrillas fired the first shot of the rebel New Year.
after an investigation and trial, to participate in the mass murderer is a member of the paramilitary organization "from the of Qie Naluo different towns. The so-called paramilitary organization, in fact, the law does not recognize a variety of local and private armed, the loose armed vigilante groups such as the size of the town to deal with the guerrillas organized, large landowners and large estates traditional escort. The members of these paramilitary organizations "are a group of recognized masters do not recognize the law recognized the money regardless of the father and mother of the people.
fact, before the uprising of the Zapatista guerrillas, the state of Chiapas is not a peaceful place. This state is located in southern Mexico, high mountains and steep slopes, dense forests and swift rivers, inaccessible, is Mexico's most poor and backward and most volatile state. Statewide since most of the residents do not have access to electricity, more than 50% of the population is illiterate, many villages all Indian residents, still living a life of slash-and-burn. Before the advent of the Zapatista guerrillas, the state there are serious tribal conflicts, family disputes and residents of sectarian conflict. Arias mayor's family is one of the two rival local family. The guerrillas appear more intense this contradiction, the conflict is more acute. In 1998, the state of Chiapas will hold gubernatorial elections, 11 City mayor general. Therefore, the public opinion in the recent the Chiapas violence and terrorist incidents endless stream of guerrilla activity, not unrelated to the 1998 local elections.
Arias insisted no dry massacre depends Next forensics results, whether the court finds him guilty, and the alleged massacre suspect's trial. But anyway, he's the mayor when not become. December 30, Antonio Gomez, the Institutional Revolutionary Party the Qie Naluo City Committee elected a new mayor has been sworn into office. Even if the accused of the the Arias charges can not be established, as the mayor can not shirk its responsibility for the tragedy, which is the local committees of the Institutional Revolutionary Party not wait for the court out elected a new mayor. Mexico is under great pressure from another perspective, the events of the Holocaust always have a scapegoat to avoid people criticized the government weak investigations.