The actions of the Mexican government to stop the imminent execution of Edgar Tamayo have escalated in recent days, with the argument that Tamayo was not given a fair trial and that international treaties have been violated.
According to Reuters, Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE) released a statement cautioning that if Tamayo's execution goes through Wednesday, American authorities will flagrantly violate the commitments they agreed to in the Vienna Convention, specifically article 36, which establishes the right of anyone accused of a crime in a foreign country to receive advice and protection from the authorities of his home country, something that Mexico says was denied to Tamayo.
The SRE's statement also noted that Tamayo's case and 51 other Mexicans in similar situations must be revised again due to the Avena Case, which was ruled by the International Court in 2004, and says that sentences must be reconsidered if irregularities have happened.
Prominent Mexican politicians have agreed with the statement, such as José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Minister of Foreign Relations; Eduardo Medina Mora, Mexico's Ambassador in Washington, and Raúl Plasencia, President of the Commission of Human Rights, all of which requested the execution be stopped.
According to Proceso, Sandra Babcock, Tamayo's lawyer, asked those responsible for the case to allow her client to have a trial in accordance with law. "We only ask for a fair trial. Go to court and prove what we say, but we didn't even get that opportunity," said Babcock.
To date, two Mexicans that were a part of the Avena ruling have been executed.
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