Weekly Report - 18 May 2004

If the allegations of two detained suspects are proven true, torture is still being practiced in Mexico city - and is being condoned by high-ranking officials. The two men, arrested on suspicion of theft, claim that they were severely beaten by police in the presence of the two top security officials in the city government, Marcelo Ebrard and Gabriel Regino. The city's chief prosecutor has initiated an investigation, but has already said that there seems to be insufficient evidence against Ebrard or Regino.