Search for missing ex-candidate halted

? Mexican authorities suspended their investigation into the disappearance of a former presidential candidate Saturday at his relatives’ request.

The Attorney General’s Office said in a brief statement that the investigation in the case of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos has been halted “out of respect for the family’s wishes.”

Fernandez de Cevallos, who ran unsuccessfully for office in 1994, was reported missing May 15 after his abandoned vehicle was found near his ranch with traces of blood on a pair of scissors.