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Security & Strategic Review - June 2004
MEXICO: Fear of kidnapping rises as rate declines
More than 200,000 people marched in Mexico City on 27 June against public insecurity, and specifically against kidnapping, in the latest manifestation of a wave of frustration with what is perceived as relentlessly rising crime rates. The demonstration was organised by a host of private organisations, supported by the umbrella employers' federation, egged on by media hype and by clear signs that, n an electoral year, all political parties are ready to trip over each other in showing their commitment to law and order. As elsewhere in the region, the result is likely to be instant anticrime legislation which will have little discernible effect on crime rates.
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