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MEXICO CITY — Moving quickly to address mounting anger over crime, President Felipe Calderon promised Sunday to adopt several proposals from civic groups who led more than 100,000 Mexicans in marches against daily kidnappings and killings.
Among the measures are the creation of a citizens’ panel to monitor government progress in fighting crime, better police recruiting and oversight systems and equipping police with more powerful weapons, the conservative president said.
Homicides and kidnappings have surged despite the deployment of more than 25,000 soldiers and federal police to hot spots across Mexico, and the arrest of several top drug lords.
