Juarez City.- Because it is not the task of businesses to combat insecurity, a group of local businessmen met to speak out against violence, as well as the fines imposed by the Government when violent acts occur within them.
Led by the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Canacintra), they demanded that the Government fulfill its responsibility to provide security to citizens, without the fear of violent events such as those that occurred on Thursday morning inside the restaurant. Denny’s.
They mentioned that although the establishments comply with security measures such as guards and even metal detector arches in some cases, in the end it is the Government that has to ensure that there are no armed civilians in the streets, so it is unfair to sanction and shut down businesses.
“Where is the law enforcement agency?”, demanded public accountants, real estate agents, yonqueros, personnel and freight transport, women businesswomen, nightclubs and bars, engineers and architects, as well as construction companies.
In unison, the representatives of 13 organizations that bring together more than 2,500 businesses raised their voices to demand a safe environment for businesses, as well as a review of the Governance Law, where fines and sanctions are imposed for them.
“The government has not been able to guarantee security and there is insensitivity towards the affected businesses, because there should be no armed civilians, but instead, they close us down, it is not the function of businessmen to seek justice,” said Jesús Manuel Salayandía Lara, president of Canacintra.
Gildardo Muñoz, president of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Agents (AMPI), stated that one of the members of that union was shot in the Denny’s incident, for which he asked the authorities to provide security.
Fabiola Arándula, representative of businesswomen, declared that as a female they feel vulnerable in violent acts, for which she demanded an effective peace pact.
Ernesto Montes Méndez, president of the Mexican Association of Public Accountants, lamented the situation of insecurity as well as the sanctions on businesses.
The representatives of the associations said they were willing to work with the Government in combating insecurity and asked more organizations to join in doing the same.
They expressed their fear that June will be classified as the most violent and exceed the 100 homicides of May and with it, return to levels of violence like those of 2010.
some sectors
• Public accountants
• Real estate agents
• Yonqueros
• Personal transportation
• Cargo transport
• Women entrepreneurs
• Night clubs and bars
• Engineers and architects
• Construction companies
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