Israel Ramírez Íñiguezsubstitute mayor of the Citizen Movement Party in the municipality of Apulco, Zacatecas, posed on social networks dressed as a hitman in possession of long weapons, before taking office after the removal of his predecessor’s immunity for alleged links with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
On November 5, the Apulco City Council revealed that Ramírez Iñiguez is the new municipal president, after on October 31 the state Congress approved to withdraw the jurisdiction and remove from office Mauro Yuriel Jáuregui Muñozwho is currently a fugitive from justice.
The session in which the new mayor of Apulco was sworn in took place on November 2 without the presence of the media or notification through official channels to the population, who criticized that the event was carried out behind closed doors.
The notice was sent through an official letter to the Congress of Zacatecas to comply with what is mandated by law.
However, just last year Ramírez Iñiguez He uploaded photographs to his social networks in which he dressed as a hitmanwith tactical or camouflage suits, military type; with bulletproof vests and holding long weapons for exclusive use of the Army.
In one of these images, uploaded to his social profile, you can see the icon of a skull used by cartels in the Zacatecas region that borders Jalisco, and is usually associated with the CJNG to identify their associates or leave messages as authorship to their opposites.
The photographs of the new municipal president of Apulco were aired during the campaign of Jáuregui Muñoz, who managed to reach office amid various accusations of ballot box theft allegedly orchestrated by organized crime.
Ramírez Íñiguez deleted his personal social media accounts, but despite this the images showing himself as an alleged hitman were spread on Facebook.
The politician made publications set with narcocorridos, one of these dedicated to NEmesio Oseguera Cervantesalias “El Mencho”leader of the CJNG. Likewise, he also showed his devotion to Santa Muerte, to whom he used to decorate altars.
The head of the State Attorney General’s Office (FGJE), Cristian Camacho Osnaya, reported in a press conference last Tuesday that as soon as the local Congress notified of Jáuregui Muñoz’s violation of immunity, the institution in his charge began an investigation against the exedil
The accused for the crimes of attempted homicide and criminal association, said the Prosecutor, is a fugitive from justicedespite the fact that days before his removal he assured on social networks that he would not flee “like other Mayors in the past.”
“He who owes nothing, fears nothing,” he stated.
When asked if the current Municipal President of Apulco, Israel Ramírez Íñiguez, is involved or will be investigated in the investigations against the former mayor, Camacho Osnaya said that there is no investigation file against him, but that will be resolved at the federal level. .
“There is no investigation opened locally so far, I don’t know if the FGR is carrying it out. Surely it is a follow-up that is being carried out, given that this issue was raised to the national table,” he clarified.
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