4 accused of vote-buying scheme in Mexico
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico
Mexican police said Saturday they had broken up a vote-buying scheme in Chiapas on the eve of state elections, which will be closely watched in a country already straining under the turmoil of a disputed presidential election last month.
Four supporters of Mexico's leading leftist party were arrested Friday after authorities said they were caught trying to give away 36 tons of construction material to Hurricane Stan victims who promised to support the party's gubernatorial candidate.
The suspects were charged with violating electoral laws, said Jose Domingo Perez, spokesman for the state attorney general's office.
Chiapas resident Rosendo Paniagua said he was asked to hand over his voter registration card and told to vote for Juan Sabines, the former mayor of Tuxtla Gutierrez, or he wouldn't receive a box of soup, milk, cooking oil and other basic food supplies from the city.
Mexican police said Saturday they had broken up a vote-buying scheme in Chiapas on the eve of state elections, which will be closely watched in a country already straining under the turmoil of a disputed presidential election last month.
Four supporters of Mexico's leading leftist party were arrested Friday after authorities said they were caught trying to give away 36 tons of construction material to Hurricane Stan victims who promised to support the party's gubernatorial candidate.
The suspects were charged with violating electoral laws, said Jose Domingo Perez, spokesman for the state attorney general's office.
Chiapas resident Rosendo Paniagua said he was asked to hand over his voter registration card and told to vote for Juan Sabines, the former mayor of Tuxtla Gutierrez, or he wouldn't receive a box of soup, milk, cooking oil and other basic food supplies from the city.
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
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