Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta News

Mexico questions officials in journalist, activist killings

Investigators began interviewing more top officials in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz on Tuesday about the recent killing of a photojournalist, an activist and three other women in the Mexican capital.

Mexico City prosecutors said they have requested statements from the current and former Veracruz public security secretaries as well as the head of a state commission responsible for protecting journalists.

The commission said in a separate statement that its chief met with investigators Tuesday. There was no information on when the other two officials would testify, but prosecutors said the investigators would be in the state for several . . .

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