Mexico City :A Mexican army general has been detained in connection with the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, the government said Thursday — the latest arrest in a case that generated international condemnation.
The general, who commanded a battalion in the area of southern Mexico where the incident occurred, is one of three suspects detained, Deputy Security Minister Ricardo Mejia told reporters.
He did not identify the suspects but said the other two were also military personnel.
Prosecutors announced last month that arrest warrants had been issued for more than 80 suspects in the case, including 20 military personnel, 44 police officers and 14 cartel members.
The same day, former attorney general Jesus Murillo Karam, who led a controversial investigation into the mass disappearance, was detained on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice.
