Mexican President Lopez Obrador/Henry Romero/Reuters
2023.06.08 Thu posted at 15:21 JST
（ＣＮＮ） Footage circulating in local media appears to show Mexican soldiers dragging several men out of their cars, punching, kicking, and shooting them. The president described it as an “execution” and said he was investigating.
“Obviously there were executions. This is unacceptable. We are not like the previous administration. If there are injustices, excesses and human rights abuses, those responsible must be punished,” Lopez Obrador said at a press conference on Wednesday. No,” he said, announcing an investigation.
“There is no cover-up. We do not tolerate human rights violations,” he added.
CNNE obtained 32 minutes of footage from the video in question. 20 minutes of it was unedited. CNN has not been able to independently verify the origin of the video.
The video in question shows a black car veering off the road onto a dirt road and crashing into a fence. In less than a minute, a Mexican military vehicle stopped, and men in military uniforms opened the door of the vehicle that had hit the fence, dragged the people out, and pushed them to the ground, punching and kicking them. was He took out what appeared to be a gun from the car.
After about five minutes, uniformed men lined up in front of the fence and the military vehicle retreated. A few minutes later, uniformed men opened fire beside a black car into distant bushes. I don’t know what you’re shooting.
Dust billows are visible from that direction before the shooting begins, suggesting that someone may have shot at the scene from a distance.
As the video progressed, two men in uniform pointed guns at one of the men who dragged them out of the car. The man was trying to escape. The man was then seen to fall, and after that there was no sign of movement.
In a report leaked to CNN, the Mexican military said the man in the truck that collided was trying to flee police. Soldiers said they had seen someone carrying “military” equipment stamped with the Cartel del Noreste drug cartel.
According to the report, the military was attacked by “those who tried to help the person in the truck” and one of several people inside the vehicle was injured and treated.
Gunshots were reportedly heard from all directions, and the soldier told the man in the truck to take cover, but the man tried to retrieve his weapon.
Soldiers confirmed four were lifeless after the shooting and one was in critical condition, the report said. CNN has not been able to independently verify the contents of this report.
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2023-06-08 06:21:00
