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Mexican prosecutors have formally charged Ángel Aguirre, Guerrero's governor when the 43 students disappeared, over his alleged involvement, the Guardian reported on Wednesday. It is the case's first reported move against the politician who led the state at the time.
In 2014, 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teacher training college disappeared in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The case became a symbol of cartel violence in Mexico and a test of whether state officials in office at the time would be held responsible.
Mexican prosecutors have formally charged Ángel Aguirre, who was governor of Guerrero when 43 students disappeared in 2014, over his alleged involvement in the case, the Guardian reported on Wednesday. The disappearance became a symbol of cartel violence in Mexico.