Following the violent events reported in recent days and affecting the civilian populationthe Catholic church warned that Chiapas It became a “battlefield” for criminal disputes, and demanded that the federal governments and state urgent actions to stop the violence in the mountains and on the state border.
“The communities and towns of Chicomuselo, Comalapa, Amatenango, Jaltenango, Bejucal of Ocampo, Siltepec, Motozintlahave become a battlefield due to the dispute over territory between criminal groups that force men to go to the front, to take care of the pens, to close roads, they and their families face a terror they never imagined,” details the statement signed by clerics of Mexico y Guatemala.
Among the signatories are Rodrigo Aguilarapostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez; Guadalupe Torres, from the Pastoral Dimension of Human Mobility of the Mexican Episcopal Conference and the bishops of Huehuetenango, Álvaro Cardenal and of San Marcos, Bernabé Sagastume, both in Guatemala.
THEY USE THEM AS HUMAN SHIELDS
This Tuesday, At least seven people died, after alleged members of organized crime forced residents of motorcycle to march in a supposed peace parade in Nuevo Amatenango, where they were attacked by an antagonistic group.
“We were traveling in trucks and motorcycles when we were attacked with bullets at the entrance to Nuevo Amatenango, so everyone ran as best they could to save their lives,” said a young man to The Herald of Chiapas.
In addition, a confrontation between criminal groups was reported on the borders of Chenalhó and Pantelhó, at the height of the community. Hope.
During the early hours of Wednesday, residents of Chicomuselo They fled their homes due to the violence in the mountains. A resident said the attacks began on Saturday around 1 a.m.5:00 hours.
Thousands of people from at least 30 communities have left the mountains of Chiapas due to the escalating violence they suffer from organized crime, which now harasses, recruits and forces the population to participate in criminal acts, In addition to charging them a fee ranging from 500 to 5 thousand pesos, the media reports Tracking the News.
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2024-08-26 02:05:39