The Strange Case of Mexico's 'Twitter Terrorists'
Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola, a well-known 57-year-old Mexican journalist and radio commentator, is currently sitting in a Coatepec jail along with 47-year-old math teacher Gilberto Martinez Vera. Their alleged crime? Tweeting incorrect information about potential August 25 school terrorist attacks in the Veracruz area that authorities claim were the trigger for mass hysteria and several dozen car accidents.
Per Daniel Hernandez’s Monday article in the LA Times, the pair could face a maximum jail sentence of 30 years.
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