Mexico City 24 July 2008: Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard apologised on behalf of his administration for the mistakes made during a raid on a discotheque, which left 12 young people dead. The mayor said he felt deep sorrow for the relatives and friends of the victims and also acknowledged that the police arrested many young people arbitrary. Ebrard promised a thorough investigation and said that legal action would be taken against anybody found to have acted unlawfully.

While Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission welcomed the mayor’s apology, it’s President Emilio Alvarez Icaza thought it should have been offered at a public event with all the relatives of the victims present. “Mayor Ebrard’s apology was not enough,” he added.
Meanwhile, the mayor has been requested to appear in from of the City Senate and explain the police action. A Senate spokesman pointed out the Human Rights Commission has questioned the full legality of the raid and recommended the suspension of Unipol - the police section that carried out the raid – until it was issued with full and precise guidelines