Aug 20, 2005

Mexican Police Fire Tear Gas, Arrest Protesters in Caribbean Resort of Cancun
The Associated Press


CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Mexican police on Saturday clashed with protesters in the luxury hotel zone of the Caribbean resort of Cancun, firing tear gas and arresting hundreds of protesters after they blocked a roadway.
Riot police cleared the crowd after it blocked the resort's main hotel access road.

Demonstrators were protesting the recent jailing of Leyda Campos, a former state prosecutor under investigation for her legal work on behalf of a shelter for children and women.

At least three families have accused La Casita shelter of holding relatives against their will, but protesters charged that authorities are carrying out a vendetta against the shelter.

Police wrestled with some protesters, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

In June, police doused activists with tear gas outside the state prosecutors' offices at another angry demonstration in support of leaders of the embattled youth home.

AP-ES-08-20-05 2057EDT

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