By TIME Video and Justin Worland
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the way the nation conducts local law enforcement, in the face of public anger over police corruption.
The reform, which requires the approval of the country’s legislators, would centralize much of the nation’s police units and provide for more uniform training.
Much of the Mexican law enforcement apparatus has long been considered corrupt, but protests have been reignited in recent months after the disappearance of 43 students, allegedly kidnapped my local police officials.
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