During the morning press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Secretary of Defense (Sedena), Ricardo Torrevira Trejo announced the arrest of six soldiers currently in prison on suspicion of killing two minors. Lady, 7 years old and Alexa, 12 years old.
According to official reports, the incident occurred on May 6th. lady and alexa They were traveling with their families on Federal Highway 24 near their community. cieneguillain the custody of Santiago de los Caballeroslocated in the mountains badiraguatoSinaloa. Both are girls and elementary school students. Rafael Ramirez In Culiacan, he was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked by military personnel.
Initially, the official version attributed the incident to certain charges. crossfire However, the minor’s family denied that theory, leading to the case being brought to court. Torrevira Trejo explained that the six soldiers involved are being held in the Mazatlán prison following a decision by a judge from the Office of the Attorney General for Military Justice.
“In the case of the Office of the Attorney General for Military Justice, the judge ordered the imprisonment. The six elements involved are in the Mazatlán prison,” Torrevira Trejo declared at a conference held at the National Palace.
Following Chief Sedena’s statement, within six months of the incident, the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center (Prodo Center) issued a statement expressing regret that no significant progress had been made in the civil investigation. Furthermore, the group emphasized that so far only the military has ordered the imprisonment of the soldiers involved, and no real progress has been made through civilian channels.
Meanwhile, the group denounced that this is not the only incident in which the military attacks civilians, recalling that in October 2024, some of the military killed six migrants in Chiapas state, and now six day laborers in Tabasco state.
“This incident is not isolated, and several similar incidents have been recorded under the current administration, including the execution of six migrants in #Chiapas in October 2024 and, most recently, the execution of six day laborers in #Tamaulipas in October of this year. It is an example of the need for strong controls on the actions of the #FFAA and #military powers,” one of the publications said.
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