Land reform to break up big and often illegal ranches is one of the top demands of Zapatista National Liberation Army rebels, who launched an uprising last New Year's Day and raised tensions last week with a renewed show of force.
Agrarian Reform Secretary Miguel Rojas Limon, who was headed for Chiapas Thursday, said at a news conference Wednesday that existing laws will be applied to redistribute large holdings. "This action is in response to real and justified demands by the peasants of Chiapas," Rojas said.
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