If a foreign government dares to abduct an American citizen, watch the story sail to the top of the news line, right?
Well, not necessarily. Word is, an American citizen is being held in Mexico, by the government, and while the story is making news, it has hardly sailed to the top of the charts.
Yanira Maldonado and her husband, Gary, were returning from a funeral in Mexico when the bus they were on was stopped and searched, and Gary was arrested for having about 12 pounds of marijuana hidden under his seat. Then, the searchers switched up the accusation, saying the marijuana actually was under Yanira's seat, and she was hauled off.
"You know how it works in Mexico," a lawyer reportedly told the Maldonado family as Yanira was taken to jail. The lawyer suggested a little payment would secure Yanira's release. So, the family scrambled to put together the $5,000 they were being bribed, only to have the authorities drop the call for money, and reportedly say, "It's not about money anymore, and they want you to leave."
Witnesses have already testified at a hearing that she and her husband boarded the bus carrying no package of drugs, and given that they originally detained the husband and said it was he who had the marijuana under his seat before switching the accusation to her, yes, the authorities are the ones who seem guilty.
Foreign government abducts American citizen? Seems this might deserve bigger play. I think of Benghazi and the outrage there with the death of American citizens. This time, American citizens have not died, but one is being detained. It can be suggested she could be guilty, but the evidence weighs against that.
Bless her, then, and may America rally to save her.
(Note: Story edited May 31)
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630829/Arizona-mom-detained-in-Mexico-for-drug-smuggling.html
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