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WORLD, Page 46World NotesMEXICOThe Cop and The Newsman
Five years ago, when Manuel Buendia, Mexico's most influential
political columnist, was gunned down, Jose Antonio Zorrilla Perez
was on the scene within minutes. As head of the Federal Security
Directorate (DFS), Zorrilla was Mexico's top cop, but his quick
arrival seemed suspicious, since his agency did not have
jurisdiction in the case. That did not stop DFS operatives from
raiding Buendia's office anyway.
It was rumored that Buendia was killed because he was writing
another story linking officials to corruption. Last week Mexican
authorities named Zorrilla as the "presumed intellectual author"
of the assassination.
Zorrilla, who quit as DFS chief in 1985, was arrested, and is
expected to be charged with murder. Solving the crime would be a
breakthrough for President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who is
refurbishing his image by going after people thought to be
untouchable.