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November 30, 2011

Anti-Crime Activist Slain in Mexico 
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A Mexican activist who had accused police of kidnapping his son has been
shot dead in northern Mexico. Nepomuceno Moreno had been a vocal member
of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, which has campaigned
against rampant crime and corruption in Mexico's drug war. He was shot
at least five times on Monday while driving his car. An activist who
worked with Moreno said Moreno had only recently met with Mexican
President Felipe Calderón, telling him he needed protection out of fear
for his life.

Pietro Ameglio: "This is undignified and embarrassing for a man who asks
for justice for a son who disappeared over a year ago, a son who has
been jailed with invented charges as he showed. His daughter was fired
from a job in the government and the fact he was killed in the middle of
town after having asked for protection to the President one month
before."



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