|
In response to the shock generated by the lethal attack against
Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, Sheinbaum defended
her policies, saying she has reduced homicides and accused her
adversaries of acting like vultures and scavengers following the
mayor’s assassination.
“Some are calling for militarization and war, as happened with
the war on drugs. That didn’t work,” Sheinbaum said, affirming
her focus on reinforcing the presence of security forces in
Michoacan and other states, strengthening intelligence and
investigative work and addressing the root causes of violence.
Michoacan is one of Mexico’s most violent states and is a
battleground for various cartels and criminal groups fighting
for control of territory, drug distribution routes and other
illicit activities.
Manzo, 40, died Saturday night in a hospital in Uruapan after
being gunned down in the town’s historic center during Day of
the Dead celebrations. The gunman was also killed at the scene.
Manzo had been under protection since December 2024, three
months after taking office. His security was reinforced last May
with municipal police and 14 National Guard troops.
In recent months, the mayor had publicly appealed to Sheinbaum
on social media for help confronting the cartels and criminal
groups. He had also accused Michoacan Gov. Alfredo Ramírez
Bedolla, a Sheinbaum ally, and the state police of corruption
for failing to stop various criminal groups that operate in the
state, including the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and La
Familia Michoacana, which the Trump administration designated as
terrorist organizations in February.
Regarding Manzo's killing, the president assured that “there
will be no impunity” and that investigations will be carried out
to find those responsible.
In reference to a proposal made by U.S. Deputy Secretary of
State Christopher Landau for greater security cooperation,
Sheinbaum said “Mexico is a free and sovereign country” and
added that “we accept help in information, in intelligence, but
not intervention.”
All contents © copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights
reserved |
|
