Winehole23
10-12-2019, 10:10 AM
The law disdains self-help:
Jorge Luis Escandón Hernández was elected mayor of Las Margaritas, Chiapas after he promised to repair city's rural roads, in a chaotic campaign that included accusations of a "brawl" with his opponent's supporters.
Local police have arrested 11 locals, identified by the BBC as farmers angry that he had not made good on his roadworks protests, for kidnapping Escandón from his office, tying him to the back of a pickup truck, and publicly dragging him through the streets of the Santa Rita district.
Escandón did not sustain serious injuries, but has indicated his intention to seek criminal charges for abduction and attempted murder.
https://boingboing.net/2019/10/12/dragged-by-voters.html
Jorge Luis Escandón Hernández was elected mayor of Las Margaritas, Chiapas after he promised to repair city's rural roads, in a chaotic campaign that included accusations of a "brawl" with his opponent's supporters.
Local police have arrested 11 locals, identified by the BBC as farmers angry that he had not made good on his roadworks protests, for kidnapping Escandón from his office, tying him to the back of a pickup truck, and publicly dragging him through the streets of the Santa Rita district.
Escandón did not sustain serious injuries, but has indicated his intention to seek criminal charges for abduction and attempted murder.
https://boingboing.net/2019/10/12/dragged-by-voters.html