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Relatives, accompanied by politicians, carried out the funeral of Alejandro Arcos Catalán, mayor of Chilpancingocapital of the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, who had been took office just six days before and it was murdered on sundayin the midst of the demand for justice for the crime.
The funeral, which was also attended by citizens, took place in the Church of Santa Cruz in Chilpancingo and, according to local media, this afternoon there would be another religious ceremony in the Cathedral of the Assumption, in the center of the city.
While the funeral ceremony was taking place, hundreds of people demonstrated outside the religious center to demand justice for the politician’s murder.
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“Alejandro always sought to become the president of the capital, Chilpancingo, and they took him away from us,” a citizen told a local media outlet, while also showing a banner with the message: ‘No more blood’ and ‘Justice for our president’.
The protests occur just hours after authorities found the decapitated body of Arcos Catalán in Chilpancingo.
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Ministerial authorities indicated that minutes before 5:00 p.m. local time, neighbors reported to the authorities a human head on the awning of a vehicle.
The agents indicated that the body of the mayor, who had taken office last Monday, was inside the vehicle in the passenger seat.
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Days before, the general secretary of the Government of Arcos, Francisco Tapia, had also been murdered.
After that, The politician asked the governor of Guerrero, Evelyn Salgado, for protection during a radio program, when questioned by journalist Manuel Feregrino.
“Of course yes (I need protection) (…) We are not people of conflict”responded Arcos Catalán.
CHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO, OCTOBER 7, 2024.- Thousands of people said goodbye during the funeral procession of the mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos Catalán, who was murdered on Sunday afternoon in the capital of the state of Guerrero. PHOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COM
This Monday, during her morning press conference, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, assured that her Government is carrying out the necessary investigations to clarify the mayor’s crime.
“Regarding the unfortunate event of the municipal president of Chilpancingo, the case was presented this morning, the necessary investigations are being carried out to find out what the motive was, what the motive was and of course to make the corresponding arrests,” said the president.
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After taking office, Arcos Catalán assured that his main commitment was to “guarantee peace and security in the municipality” and that he would fulfill this “hand in hand with the Mexican Army.”
Criminal violence in Guerrero and the capital Chilpancingo has been increasing in recent years with constant disputes between organized crime groups for territorial control for drug trafficking, extortion and other crimes.
(AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)(AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)Photo: EDUARDO GUERRERO/AFP via Getty ImagesREUTERS/Oscar RamirezREUTERS/Oscar RamirezREUTERS/Oscar RamirezREUTERS/Oscar RamirezPHOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COMFOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COMCHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO, OCTOBER 7, 2024.- Thousands of people said goodbye during the funeral procession of the mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos Catalán, who was murdered on Sunday afternoon in the capital of the state of Guerrero. PHOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COMCHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO, OCTOBER 7, 2024.- Thousands of people said goodbye during the funeral procession of the mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos Catalán, who was murdered on Sunday afternoon in the capital of the state of Guerrero. PHOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COMCHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO, OCTOBER 7, 2024.- Thousands of people said goodbye during the funeral procession of the mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos Catalán, who was murdered on Sunday afternoon in the capital of the state of Guerrero. PHOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COMCHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO, OCTOBER 7, 2024.- Thousands of people said goodbye during the funeral procession of the mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos Catalán, who was murdered on Sunday afternoon in the capital of the state of Guerrero. PHOTO: DASSAEV TÉLLEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COMA portrait of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office, is shown at his funeral service as Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to unveil a new security policy, in Chilpancingo, Mexico October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Oscar Ramirez
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