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...authorities to get around the right of amparo is to carry out a sabadazo, a surprise arrest after Saturday noon, when all government offices, including the courts, are closed. But all arrests cannot wait till a weekend, and besides, sabadazos are considered unsportsmanlike. This week the Mexican Senate was putting the final touches on a bill, sponsored by President Miguel Alemán, to take some of the obvious kinks out of the amparo system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Good While It Lasted | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

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