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For: The opinion Posted 24 Jan 2023, 15:33 pm EST
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has sown such terror in Mexico that an armed group emerged in Chiapas with the aim of fighting hitmen and defending communities from the crushing passage of the criminal organization. They made it known through a presentation video which was broadcast on social networks.
In the recording you can see around thirty men, heavily armed and with their faces covered, which evoked the members of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) that also emerged in Chiapas. The group is on a hill, in broad daylight and with defensive positions, some standing pointing their weapons at the sky, others squatting directing them to the ground.
The recording lasts about a minute and a half, which begins with one of the men saying that on January 22, 2023, authorities, communities, and indigenous representatives met to publicize the group called “Indigenous Council”. He explains that the reason for its creation is to defend communities from extortion and kidnapping.
He proceeds by saying that these crimes are committed by people belonging to the CJNG, who are in command of Juan Valdovinos, aka “The Lord of the Horses”, or Vladimir Orantes. They made it clear that whoever mentions those names will be subjected according to their uses and customs.
“Let it be clear that the indigenous brothers, we will not allow those rats to enter”sentences the man.
Then they turned to “their brothers from Chicomuselo,” who are suffering from the presence of the criminal group El Maíz, which in recent days assaulted a National Guard barracks and broadcast the incident on video. They assured that they will not leave them alone.
Said criminal group is also accused of being the person responsible for extortion and disappearances of several indigenous people, including community leaders. For this reason they made public that their fight is against that criminal organization.
Although in Chiapas social breakdown and increasing levels of violence have led to the emergence of various armed groups to defend the population, it is the first time that one openly declares war on two criminal groups.
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