Article: Former president may be charged with genocide, prosecutor says.

Byline: Laurence Iliff

MEXICO CITY _ Mexico's special prosecutor for "dirty war" crimes said Thursday he would file new genocide charges against former officials who have avoided prosecution, including perhaps ex-President Luis Echeverria.

Prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo, who has been criticized as ineffective by victims' families, said the new charges would focus on the 1968 student massacre in the Tlatelolco square in Mexico City.

Asked whether Echeverria would be among the two dozen people to face genocide charges, Carrillo said, "He could be included." Carrillo said he was restricted from confirming that Echeverria would be included in the new ...

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