May 27, 2008
US State Department Briefing.
From their website:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2008/may/105225.htm
QUESTION: Hi. Penny Starr with CNSNews. I was here on May 20th and asked about the Travel Alert that was issued, posted on the State Department’s website in April –

MR. MCCORMACK: Right.

QUESTION: -- and is still current as of today --

MR. MCCORMACK: Right.

QUESTION: -- worrying about violence in the border states –

MR. MCCORMACK: Right.

QUESTION: -- and “dozens of Americans kidnapped or murdered in 2007” and you were kind enough to answer or post an answer --

MR. MCCORMACK: Mm-hmm.

QUESTION: -- and also direct me to the Non-Natural Death Cases Abroad for Mexico report which I went over and I appreciate your help on that. Now, I wanted to ask, if I may, a follow-up question about what the State Department information has on the murder – homicide cases, in particular, as far as arrests, prosecutions and/or convictions. In other words, what is the State Department doing to ensure that justice is served for these Americans abroad that were – that are in that report listed as homicide –

MR. MCCORMACK: Right.

QUESTION: – which was 128 between 2005 and 2007.

MR. MCCORMACK: Right, it’s a significant number. And certainly, we do follow up on these cases. I’ll see if we have statistics on the results of any cases that were brought as a result of charges against individuals who committed crimes against American citizens.

QUESTION: Okay. Thank you.

QUESTION: Can we go back on China, please --

MR. MCCORMACK: Sure
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