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🧵: Omar Gómez Trejo, special prosecutor in the #Ayotzinapa case investigating the 2014 kidnapping of 43 Mexican students, announced his resignation on Tuesday.

Gómez Trejo was a key source in our #AfterAyotzinapa series. revealnews.org/article/after-…
His resignation comes after significant developments in the case, including the arrest of a former attorney general. We’ve learned this was a point of contention and that Gómez Trejo’s investigators thought it was premature.
Documents also reveal that Gómez Trejo’s office had issued more than 80 arrest warrants for other suspects, but the government canceled them – with no explanation. Mexican President Andrés Ma...
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⚡ NEW on Reveal

The final chapter of #AfterAyotzinapa, our three-part investigation into the abduction of 43 Mexican students, looks at how an unexpected turn in Mexico’s politics leads to a new investigation with a new special prosecutor.

Tune in: revealnews.org/podcast/after-…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s election as president leads to Mexico reopening the investigation into the Ayotzinapa students.

Omar Gómez Trejo, who left Mexico in fear after accusing the previous government of a cover up in the case, is the new prosecutor.revealnews.org/podcast/after-…
As prosecutor, GĂłmez Trejo gathers evidence to indict members of the previous government for manipulating evidence and forcing confessions.

➡️ He would eventually get ahold of more than 50 videos showing torture by government authorities. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…
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⚡ NEW on Reveal: #AfterAyotzinapa, episode 1

It’s been over seven years since 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Guerrero, Mexico, were taken by armed men in the middle of the night. They were never seen again. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…
The disappearance of the #Ayotzinapa students sparked a movement. The 43 became symbols of Mexico’s forced disappearance crisis.

In recent decades, tens of thousands of people have gone missing in Mexico. Almost no one has been held accountable. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…
Why?

➡️ The culture of impunity is so ingrained that families often don’t go to police for help, believing they’re either corrupt or too afraid to investigate. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…
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