President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pointed out that although two organized crime gangs are in dispute in Culiacán (The Chapitos and the people of Ishmael The May Zambada, who did not name them specifically), there is no “frontal situation”. However, he urged them to “act with a minimum of responsibility” so as not to affect the population, it is their family, their fellow countrymen, their municipality, their state” and he called for them to resolve their differences in another way.
During his conference, he asserted that this “has been thrown out of balance by the arrest of Mr. Zambada, although he himself, in his letter, recommends that there be no violence and everyone is asking that there be no violence.”
-Would you call on criminal groups?
– Call to criminal groups?
-For everyone, so that it is not the main story, just because they have problems with us. Not to do sensationalist, yellow journalism. Because things don’t work out for them, they launch into the judicial reform. The majority of local legislatures are approved. They have been approved. Now let’s see where the rotten one is.
López Obrador denied that the number of homicides has increased, referring to the 12 murders mentioned by the state Attorney General’s Office as a count of four days, because there have been between two and four murders in each of the last few days.
-This was unleashed when one group betrayed the other and it was supposed to be a settling of scores…
-Yes, but they have to find other ways that do not harm innocent people.
-Like which ones?
-That they do not confront each other, that there is no loss of life, that they do not affect others and do not affect each other.
-How about negotiating?
-That is their issue, that they do not affect the population. They should take care of themselves and their families.
-Do you trust that they will answer your call?
-The President is always listened to
-Even by criminals?
-For everyone, especially if one has moral authority
He said the reinforcement of the presence of the Armed Forces and the National Guard is intended to protect the population and prevent clashes with organized crime groups.
He asked the population to act with caution and not pay attention to the alarmism that is being spread, he said, by the media, pointing out that this situation of violence is concentrated in Culiacán. He announced that he will continue to report on the evolution of the situation.
-Is there fear in seeing these groups on the streets? How should we react to this situation?
-With the presence of the armed forces, with caution because it could be that they set a vehicle on fire and that becomes the big news, because it has happened here. There could even be fires in other countries. It is not a major issue so far, and hopefully things will return to normal soon.
On the other hand, he acknowledged that in Nayarit there has been an increase in violence because there is a confrontation between the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. In Huajicori a group of 11 people were murdered, but we are already addressing it in northern Nayarit.
On the other hand, he said that in the case of the closure of the Coca Cola plant in Morelos, that company never requested support for the alleged violence and framed the decision in the vested interests of its adversaries.
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– 2024-09-19 00:44:07
