According to a 2012 '' Economist '' article , a group of ten anonymous Tzotzil people claiming to be survivors of the Acteal massacre have taken an opportunity to sue former President Zedillo in a civil court in Connecticut , " seeking about $ 50 million and a declaration of guilt against Mr Zedillo . " The victims of the massacre were members of an indigenous-rights group known as Las Abejas ; however , the current president of that organization , Porfirio Arias , claims that the alleged victims were in fact not residents of Acteal at all . This has led commentators to allege the trial to be politically motivated , perhaps by a member of his own political party , the Institutional Revolutionary Party , angry about Zedillo 's reforms that led to the party losing power in the 2000 Mexican presidential election , after 71 years of continuous political rule
Acteal massacre
Acteal massacre
Ernesto Zedillo