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Only 60% of Mexican Federal Police Make Grade for New Force

Associated Press

   MEXICO CITY - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday that
   only about 60% of Mexico's federal police are passing physical and
   background exams to join the new National Guard, despite the fact
   they're considered the elite of law enforcement personnel.
   Federal police, who had better pay, training and education standards
   than other police, have protested recently against being reassigned to
   the militarized National Guard.
   The police say they're being ill-treated and will lose seniority and
   benefits. They have also objected to loss of pay and poorer living
   conditions, which the soldiers and marines who have joined the force
   are more used to.
   Lopez Obrador has accused federal police of being unfit and corrupt,
   and he said Tuesday that only 60% passed tests to join the new force,
   compared to 90% of military personnel.
   Lopez Obrador said the police had failed to keep fit, though he
   acknowledged he himself, at age 65, suffers from high blood pressure.

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