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Now, that's how you treat the 'won't pays'

11 March 2010

Spare a thought for three protest leaders in Mexico who've been jailed for contesting electricity charges. Not sent a final demand, mind, nor had their electricity cut off - sent to jail.
It happened after residents of the state of Campeche in the east of Mexico refused to pay electricity bills, which they claimed were unreasonably high.
In response, the state-affiliated Federal Electricity Company cut off the power supply to their homes. Then, in order to crush the complainants, the authorities arrested three key members of the National Movement Against High Electricity Tariffs in Campeche on fabricated charges relating to hostage-taking.
Despite the fact that a federal appeal court ruled that the allegations were baseless, the protesters are still behind bars.
Amnesty has adopted the three - Guadalupe Borja, Sara Lopez and Joaquin Aguilar - as prisoners of conscience.
Blimey.

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