Overview
- A large citizen march demanding clean water ended in clashes at Casa Jalisco on Sunday, Oct. 11 when riot police used water cannons and tear gas, authorities said 39 people were detained and 28 officers were injured.
- Governor Pablo Lemus reviewed video of the operation and said the police response involved excessive force and unjust detentions, and he asked for an internal probe to be carried out with the State Commission for Human Rights of Jalisco.
- Lemus said detained protesters have been released but the Ministerio Público has open investigations, and he said identified officers will be pursued through the internal process.
- Human-rights groups and relatives reported arbitrary arrests, allegations of mistreatment, and claims that detainees were prevented from freely choosing their legal defenders during hearings.
- The governor pledged no privatization, no new debt, no tariff hikes and no transfer of service to an Israeli company for the proposed aqueduct, but activists demand independent oversight, reparations and clear public plans to fix ZMG water quality.