Protests over police abuses spread to Mexico City, stones thrown at U.S. embassy

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

JUNE 5, 2020 / 5:20 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

3 MIN READ

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Masked men and women protesting police abuses vandalized buildings and threw stones at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City on Friday as Mexican state authorities arrested three officers in a bid to quell anger over the death of a man in police custody.

Protesters have been demanding that authorities be held accountable over the death of Giovanni Lopez, who died in police custody in the western state of Jalisco last month. The exact circumstances are unclear, but footage on social media shows a young man, identified as Lopez, being detained by police in early May.

Bystanders can be heard saying the police were arresting him for not using a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Jalisco Attorney General Gerardo Solis said authorities had arrested three police officers over the death of Lopez, a construction worker.




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[Budi]

1. Look how great he made America!

We'll be his dream of an isolated totalitarian country.

"..threw stones at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City "

[roamer65]

2. They also set a cop on fire down in Jalisco state.

Saw it on Al Jazeera English.

[Crowman2009]

3. I'm surprised they didn't build any walls blocking the entrances.

Wouldn't that be ironic!