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February 24, 2016

Mexico: Charges Against Zapatista Subcomandante Marcos Ruled Invalid 20 Years Later
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In Mexico, a federal court has ruled criminal charges against Zapatista
leader Subcomandante Marcos are no longer valid-more than two decades
after they were first lodged. The Zapatistas launched an uprising on the
day the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect, January 1,
1994, declaring that NAFTA meant death to indigenous people.
Subcomandante Marcos was charged with rebellion, terrorism and other
crimes. But under Mexican law, such charges expire when half the
possible prison term for the most serious charge has lapsed. The court
said that renders Marcos' charges invalid.


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