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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10417

13 July 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/us/justice
EU regrets US execution of Mexican man

Brussels, 12/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has expressed regret over the execution in the United States of a Mexican man whose legal rights were not respected. Humberto Leal Garcia was executed in Texas last week for the rape and murder of a 16 year-old girl. He was not informed of his right to Mexican embassy help. Rights groups say his defence was inadequate. “The execution of Mr Leal, before receiving the remedy to which he was entitled, is a breach...

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