Jes\u00fas Rafael Torres Bautista<\/a> was in a federal prison on a number of charges until this past July. Then he killed himself by slitting his wrists and hanging himself with a bedsheet.<\/p>\nGovernment Inaction Partially to Blame<\/h2>\n
P\u00e9rez Mu\u00f1iz said public apologies are important for the families of the victims. In addition, they’re important for New Leon in general. She added that the public apologies will serve to recognize the omissions of the State.<\/p>\n
The CNDH was among the first to arrive on the scene following the tragedy. It later concluded that the government, while not directly responsible, shared “institutional responsibility in terms of human rights for the omissions and irregularities \u2026 during the time of operation” of the casino.<\/strong><\/p>\nAs a result of its investigation, the CNDH, in Recommendation 66\/2012 (in Spanish) gave partial blame to various local and regional government entities. As one example, it cited the government’s failure to ensure the casino met health and safety regulations.<\/p>\n
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In addition, no government agency visited the property to check on its operations, such as slots or F&B service. There was also no indication that police made routine patrols in the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Then-state Attorney General Adrian de la Garza said the attack was because the casino refused to pay “dues” to Los Zetas. It is one of Mexico’s most notorious criminal gangs, dealing in drugs, human and weapons trafficking and more.<\/p>\n
Joining Los Zetas as a menace to Mexico is the Los Petules gang. It doesn’t care how it gets rich, even if it means stealing from children<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the past 11 years, friends and families of 52 people who died in an unprovoked attack on a Mexican casino have lived with grief. August 25 marks the 11th anniversary of the massacre, and the Mexican government is going to honor the victims. This Thursday, the Mexican government will offer a public apology to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":227677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81884],"tags":[13363,13766,81904],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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