HUNDREDS of protesters took to the streets of Mexico City calling for justice for two teenage girls who were allegedly raped by police officers. The first case involves a 17-year-old girl who said four policemen raped her in their patrol car in Azcapotzalco, in the Mexican capital’s north, Aug. 3. The saga has sparked outrage after the city lawyer, Ernestina Godoy, last week admitted the officers have yet to be charged because officials are waiting for the victim to identify the perpetrators. In the other case, just six days later, a 16-year-old girl said a policeman raped her in a museum in the city center. A policeman was arrested Thursday. Around 300 protesters, who were predominantly women, descended on the city’s security headquarters and the capital’s prosecutor’s office Tuesday. They voiced their anger at the two recent cases — shouting “justice” and “they don’t protect us, they rape us” at officers. The demonstrators, equipped with pink glitter and spray paint, advanced to the prosecutor’s office and smashed its door and left a pig’s head outside. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s first elected female mayor, branded the demonstration a “provocation.” Sheinbaum said the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City would be involved in the investigation. (SD-Agencies) |