Mexican mayor dragged through street for failing to fulfill campaign vowsTUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Mexico — Angry farmers stormed a city hall in southern Mexico, seized the mayor and dragged him through town from the back of a truck for not fulfilling campaign promises, officials said Wednesday. Witnesses told investigators they tied up the mayor, Jorge Luis Escandon, pushed him outside and tied him to the back of a pickup truck. They then dragged him several dozen meters down the street, before police and public employees intervened and freed Escandon, who was unharmed. This is not the first time farmers from Santa Rita El Invernadero have staged a violent protest. Four months ago they vandalized the town hall, demanding that Escandon fulfill promises he had made during the 2018 campaign.

Source: Philippine Star October 10, 2019 00:33 UTC