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By: The opinion Posted May 24, 2023, 15:45 pm EDT
Once again, the Mexican Armed Forces are involved in accusations of murder against civilians, and this time it is elements of the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) who were pointed out by the relatives of two young men, Jorge Alfredo, 28, and Alejandro Guadalupe. , 21 years old, for having deprived them of their lives. The events occurred in the community of Palos Verdes, in Guasave, Sinaloa.
According to the site La Silla Rota, on the night of May 22 one of the victims called his relatives to tell them that he had been detained at a Navy checkpoint when he came back from seeing his girlfriend. It was not until early Tuesday morning that they heard from him again, as they received a call telling them that they had found the bodies of Jorge Alfredo and Alejandro Guadalupe in a property located behind a beer store. They had marks of blows and shots.
After receiving the news and identifying the bodies, relatives and friends of the victims held a series of protests to demand justice for the crimes. In one of them they blocked the access to the base of the Secretariat of the Navy in Boca del Río, for which they used a garbage truck.
Other protesters gathered outside the Municipal Palace of Guasave, demanding that Mayor Martín Ahumada Quintero intervene in this event, according to local media outlet Al Momento.
The demonstrators achieved the commitment to carry out all the investigations against the sailors accused of this double homicide, for which the naval commanders promised to deliver the itinerary of the activities carried out during the night by the elementsIn addition, they will carry out anti-doping tests on the elements of the Boca del Río base.
Inhabitants of the area pointed out that it is not the first time that elements of the Navy have been involved in acts of aggression.
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