Mayor In Oaxaca State Is Latest Official Slain In Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities announced Saturday that they are investigating nan homicide of a politician successful San Miguel Amatitlan, Oaxaca, successful nan country’s latest lawsuit of governmental violence.

Joel Bravo Martínez was gunned down Saturday, weeks aft he reported that he feared for his life and requested protection from nan authorities government, according to a connection from his party, PAN.

The Oaxaca authorities prosecutor’s agency said successful a connection that erstwhile it learned of nan killing, nan institution “immediately activated nan protocols for nan investigation of crimes of precocious impact.”

The Mexican Security Cabinet said that it was moving pinch authorities authorities to analyse nan crime and apprehension those responsible and that it had sent further forces to nan area.

“There will not beryllium impunity,” nan Cabinet said successful a connection connected X.

Local politicians successful Mexico are often victims of governmental and organized crime violence.

This homicide comes arsenic Mexico seeks to task an image of information and modernity arsenic it hosts nan ongoing World Cup on pinch nan U.S. and Canada.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has assured visitors that nan state has a due information scheme for nan event, including specialized training for officials, readying and operational exercises, early informing systems and information measures astir stadiums, airports, roads and hotels.

The November sidesplitting of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, nan celebrated politician of Uruapan, Michoacan, highlighted dangers for politicians who guidelines up to cartels and criminal groups.

Alejandro Moreno, nan president of nan PRI statement that ruled Mexico for decades, criticized Sheinbaum’s management for failing to protect section politicians.

“Every politician assassinated represents a nonstop onslaught connected antiauthoritarian institutions and connected nan correct of communities to unrecorded successful peace,” Moreno said connected X.