Mexico's government said on Sunday it had arrested the leader of a dissident teachers' union for alleged corruption, redoubling efforts to impose its authority on an education reform that has sparked months of protests in the country.
Deputy attorney general Gilberto Higuera told a news conference that Ruben Nunez, head one of the most combative factions of the CNTE union, had been held on suspicion of receiving money of illicit origin through the organization.
"This is another step in the process of full application of the law, and respect for the rule of law," said Javier Trevino, deputy minister . . .
