Mexico missing students news: Mexican government's official account slammed by international experts
A group of international experts have slammed the Mexican government's claim that 43 students were burned at a landfill after they were reported missing last year.
In a report released Sunday, the experts said there was no evidence that the claims are indeed true. Attorney General Arely Gomez Gonzalez, of the Mexican government, said they will launch a new investigation that will focus on getting more evidence to solidify their claims.
"We will request a new investigation led by a group composed of forensic investigators of the highest prestige," she said. The report came about after Mexican officials sought help with the case.
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The new information has now become a huge factor that affected the local officials' statements on the controversial case that took the attention of people across the globe and pinpointed on the country's battles with violence and corruption.
On the other hand, Gonzalez said the independent report proclaimed by the international experts only confirm the Mexican government's own initial theory that corrupt local police and the mayor may be involved in the students' disappearance.
On Sept. 26 last year, 43 students were reported missing after gunmen opened fire on buses carrying students in Iguala, Mexico. The next day, investigators uncovered unmarked graves with at least 28 human remains. 11 months after the bloody eve, just one of the bodies has been positively identified as Alexander Mora Venancio, 19.
The authorities initially said it would take two to three months to identify the remains since the bodies were so badly burned. Later into the investigation, the 43 students missing were declared dead by the Mexican government.
Parents, friends, and other loved ones of the missing students say they doubt the government's explanation of the case, much less the results of the investigation, and are demanding to have a meeting with the president.
According to CNN, President Enrique Peńa Nieto posted on Twitter that he has given out orders to his people for the analysis of the new report's recommendations and conclusions.
