Mexico to Shut Special Prosecutor’s Office
Mexico will close a special prosecutor’s office dedicated to investigating atrocities committed by the government during its two-decade campaign to weed out suspected guerrillas and leftists, the attorney general said Monday. President Vicente Fox took office in 2000 vowing to punish those responsible for the brutal campaign, but the office failed to secure convictions — or even successful indictments — against all but a few former government officials. Full Story