Mexico: Judicial Reform; Pasta de Conchos

FRIDAY, JUNE 21
PROGRAM #10415 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition.

Analysts comment on the results of the survey of Mexico’s ruling party on the judiciary, in preparation for reform projects that may lead to elections of judges by popular vote. In other news: After 18 years of the explosion that left 63 workers buried, the first human remains are found in the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in Coahuila. Relatives hold Grupo Mexico responsible and demand prosecution.

Guest: Elizabeth “Bety” Castillo Rábago, widow of Gil Rico, miner who died in the mine Pasta de Conchos coal mine near Nueva Rosita, San Juan de Sabinas Municipality, Coahuila, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Mexico’s President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum, and Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Photo: Presidencia de la República Mexicana/Toño Hernandez via Flickr

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