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EXPLAINER: Mexican army’s role in students’ disappearance

A demonstrator places a sign that reads in Spanish "It was the army" outside a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students in Iguala, Guerrero. A smaller sign reads "43 are missing" and the army emblems are painted red to symbolize blood. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator uses red spray paint to symbolize blood over a national symbol outside a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students in Iguala, Guerrero. The sign reads in Spanish "We're missing 43!" One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators protesting the disappearance of 43 college students pull the gates and barriers from a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the disappearance of the students in Iguala, Guerrero in 2014. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator protesting the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students stands in front of a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "It was the Army" in reference to the missing students, during a protest outside of a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the disappearance of the students in Iguala, Guerrero in 2014. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator protesting the disappearance of 43 college students takes part in a protest outside of a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the disappearance of the students in Iguala, Guerrero in 2014. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators protesting the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students hold signs with a message that reads in Spanish: "It was the Army" in reference to the missing students, during a protest outside of a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the disappearance of the students in Iguala, Guerrero. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A relative of the one of the 43 students attends a protest outside of a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the disappearance of the students in Iguala, Guerrero in 2014. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Relatives of the missing 43 Ayotzinapa students hold signs that read in Spanish "You took them alive, We want them back alive" during a protest outside a military base in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, days before the anniversary of the disappearance of the students in Iguala, Guerrero in 2014. One week prior, Mexican authorities said they arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to their disappearance. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

EXPLAINER: Mexican army’s role in students’ disappearance