NO TO VIGILANTE GROUPS

MEXICAN President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said this week his government would not accept armed self-defence groups that say they have formed to protect themselves against criminals. His comments came after armed members of a new vigilante movement named “El Machete” (The Machete) paraded at the weekend in southern Mexico. “In no case will the formation of so-called self-defense groups be accepted,” Lopez Obrador said. “It’s our responsibility to guarantee peace and calm and we are doing it.” | AFP