Mexico: Indigenous activist falsely accused of murder is released

Headline Title: Mexican activist falsely accused of murder is released 22 March 2012 Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero must cancel arrest warrants for five indigenous activists after their colleague was set free because of irregularities in the case against them, Amnesty International said.Prisoner of conscience Maximino García Catarino, one of the leaders of the Organization for the Future of the Mixtec Peoples (OFPM), was freed yesterday after two months in detention. He was arrested on false murder charges on 21 January and subjected to an unfair trial. Guerrero's…

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