Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/MEXICO: A man accused of vehicle theft has been burned alive in an indigenous community in southern Mexico, in the latest case of mob justice in the Latin American nation.
Man Burned Case
According to the AFP, the prosecutor’s office in Chiapas state confirmed the death after investigation into the killing of the 26-year-old in Santiago El Pinar, which is home to the Tzotzil people.
It said that the man was found dead by authorities with severe burns all over his body.
The case surfaced a week after five young people were reportedly rescued after having spent several hours hanging naked from basketball hoops elsewhere in Chiapas after being accused of stealing a car.
According to the nonprofit group Common Cause, Mexico has seen hundreds of lynchings or attempted extrajudicial executions in the past years including 42 murders in 2021.
The phenomenon has been in vogue in part due to widespread perceptions of impunity in a country plagued by crimes and drugs.
