Death of man after face mask arrest shines light on Mexican police brutality

Video shows officers forcing man into a police truck as bystanders plead for his release

Mexicans have responded with outrage after a man was found beaten to death hours after he was arrested by police officers for not wearing a face mask in public.

Giovanni López, a 30-year-old bricklayer, was detained on 4 May by municipal police officers in the town of Ixtlahuacán de Los Membrillos near Guadalajara.

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