In Huntsville, Javier Suarez Medina was executed amid...

In Huntsville, Javier Suarez Medina was executed amid Mexican government protests he was not provided proper legal assistance guaranteed to foreigners under an international treaty. Speaking both English and Spanish, Suarez apologized for the crime, and thanked the people of Mexico for their support in his case.
Suarez, 33, was condemned for the Dec. 13, 1988 slaying of officer Lawrence Cadena.
Dallas authorities said Suarez gave conflicting information when asked about his birthplace, identifying both Mexico and Texas. Birth in Mexico would allow him to seek legal help from the Mexican consulate when he was arrested Dec. 13, 1988.
According to provisions of the 1963 Vienna Convention of Consular Relations, in Geneva, Mary Robinson, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she had written to Secretary of State Colin Powell urging U.S. authorities to stay the execution because she believed Medina had not received the advice guaranteed to foreign detainees by international treaties.