Mexico sought 16 more military arrests over 43 missing students, president says

FILE PHOTO: A relative holds a banner with an image of a missing student from Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College during a march to demand justice for her loved ones, in Mexico City, Mexico July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican prosecutors earlier this year requested more arrests of military officials as part of an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday.

Sixteen new arrest warrants were sought in May by the attorney general's office, Lopez Obrador said during a regular press conference, showing an official letter outlining the request which he said had not previously been made public.