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Army doesn’t have to tell police about arrests, says Mexico’s Supreme Court
FirstpostLast year, the court upheld a constitutional change that allows the military to continue in law enforcement duties until 2028, ruling against appeals that argued law enforcement should be left to civilian police forces Mexico City: Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest. The issue is a sensitive one, because Mexico’s military is supposed to be participating in civilian law enforcement only to ‘support’ police. Some civilian police forces complain that the armed forces, and the largely militarized National Guard, aren’t trained in proper arrest procedures and filling out standardized crime reports. Last year, the court upheld a constitutional change that allows the military to continue in law enforcement duties until 2028, ruling against appeals that argued law enforcement should be left to civilian police forces.
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Mexican congress approves keeping military in police work
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